RA 308.4758° · Dec 35.2509° · star
12 more points to reach Anomaly.
47 Cyg is an epic star. It lies about 2,764 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cyg, shines at apparent magnitude 4.61 and has spectral type K2Ib comp.
Its spectrum reads K2Ib comp — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for 47 Cyg in the constellation Cyg. At apparent magnitude 4.61, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, 47 Cyg 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.
47 Cyg scores 66 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 12 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, Orange K-type star, Supergiant, Deep red star and Blindingly luminous (Mv < −5) — 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.