RA 311.3222° · Dec 61.8388° · star
11 more points to reach Rare.
3Eta Cep is an uncommon star. It lies about 46.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cep, shines at apparent magnitude 3.41 and has spectral type K0IV.
Its spectrum reads K0IV — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for 3Eta Cep in the constellation Cep. At apparent magnitude 3.41, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, 3Eta Cep 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.
3Eta Cep scores 23 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 11 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Naked-eye visible, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Orange K-type star and Subgiant (leaving the main sequence) — 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.