RA 317.3826° · Dec 68.4909° · star
19 more points to reach Anomaly.
HR 8113 is an epic variable star. It lies about 611.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cep, shines at apparent magnitude 7.37 and has spectral type M5.5e-M8.8e.
Its spectrum reads M5.5e-M8.8e — 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 HR 8113 in the constellation Cep. At apparent magnitude 7.37, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HR 8113 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 8113 scores 59 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 19 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Cool red M-type star, Red dwarf, Dramatic variable (over 2 magnitudes), Fades out of naked-eye view 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.