RA 311.7948° · Dec 34.3741° · star
7 more points to reach Rare.
HR 7956 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 445 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cyg, shines at apparent magnitude 4.93 and has spectral type K3IIIvar.
Its spectrum reads K3IIIvar — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for HR 7956 in the constellation Cyg. At apparent magnitude 4.93, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 7956 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.
HR 7956 scores 27 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 7 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Naked-eye visible, Orange K-type star, Giant star, Barely variable (under 0.05 mag) and A named variable star — 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.