RA 301.8465° · Dec -52.8808° · star
26 more points to reach Anomaly.
Xi Tel is an epic star. It lies about 1,080 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Tel, shines at apparent magnitude 4.93 and has spectral type M1II.
Its spectrum reads M1II — an M-type red star — and M stars are the silent majority: roughly three of every four stars in the galaxy are one.
Look for Xi Tel in the constellation Tel. At apparent magnitude 4.93, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, Xi Tel is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.
Xi Tel scores 52 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 26 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Naked-eye visible, Cool red M-type star, Bright giant, Deep red star and Intrinsically luminous (Mv < −2) — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.