RA 339.1149° · Dec 58.4261° · star
27 more points to reach Anomaly.
HD 214369 is an epic variable star. It sits in the constellation Cep, shines at apparent magnitude 7.57 and has spectral type K0Iapev SB.
Its spectrum reads K0Iapev SB — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for HD 214369 in the constellation Cep. At apparent magnitude 7.57, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 214369 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.
HD 214369 scores 51 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 27 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Orange K-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.