RA 325.8769° · Dec 58.7800° · star
17 more points to reach Anomaly.
Mu Cep is an epic variable star. It sits in the constellation Cep, shines at apparent magnitude 4.23 and has spectral type M2Ia.
Its spectrum reads M2Ia — 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 Mu Cep in the constellation Cep. At apparent magnitude 4.23, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, Mu 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.
Mu Cep scores 61 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 17 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 8 science badges — Variable star, Naked-eye visible, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Cool red M-type star, Supergiant, Deep red star, Strongly variable 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.