RA 336.9996° · Dec 57.6959° · star
15 more points to reach Anomaly.
Kruger 60 is an epic variable star. It lies about 13 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cep, shines at apparent magnitude 9.59 and has spectral type M2V.
It is a binary: two stars orbiting a shared centre of mass. More than half of all the 'stars' you can see are actually multiple systems.
Look for Kruger 60 in the constellation Cep. At apparent magnitude 9.59, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, Kruger 60 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.
Kruger 60 scores 63 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 15 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 11 science badges — Variable star, Nearby (<25 ly), Binary star, Has a proper name, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Cool red M-type star, Main-sequence star and Deep red 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.