RA 309.3444° · Dec 38.0985° · star
14 more points to reach Epic.
HD 196643 is a rare star. It lies about 2,218.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cyg, shines at apparent magnitude 7.09 and has spectral type K5III.
Its spectrum reads K5III — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for HD 196643 in the constellation Cyg. At apparent magnitude 7.09, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 196643 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.
HD 196643 scores 36 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 14 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Orange K-type star, Giant star, 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.