RA 324.7401° · Dec 57.4890° · star
21 more points to reach Anomaly.
HR 8281 is an epic star. It lies about 1,976.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cep, shines at apparent magnitude 5.74 and has spectral type O6 (f).
Its spectrum reads O6 (f) — an O-type star — the hottest, rarest main class there is. Fewer than one star in a million is an O, and none of them lasts long.
Look for HR 8281 in the constellation Cep. At apparent magnitude 5.74, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 8281 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 8281 scores 57 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 21 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Naked-eye visible, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Blazing O-type 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.