RA 326.5678° · Dec -9.2759° · star
22 more points to reach Anomaly.
47 Cap is an epic variable star. It lies about 1,186 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cap, shines at apparent magnitude 6 and has spectral type M3III.
Its spectrum reads M3III — 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 47 Cap in the constellation Cap. At apparent magnitude 6, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, 47 Cap 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.
47 Cap scores 56 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 22 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 9 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), On the zodiac, Cool red M-type star, Giant star, Deep red star, Gently variable and Fades out of naked-eye view — 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.