RA 324.0103° · Dec 45.3746° · star
25 more points to reach Anomaly.
HR 8262 is an epic variable star. It lies about 570.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cyg, shines at apparent magnitude 5.96 and has spectral type M4IIIe-M6e.
Its spectrum reads M4IIIe-M6e — 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 8262 in the constellation Cyg. At apparent magnitude 5.96, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 8262 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 8262 scores 53 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 25 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Naked-eye visible, Cool red M-type star, Giant star, Strongly variable, 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.