RA 349.8504° · Dec -18.0754° · star
3 more points to reach Epic.
HR 8869 is a rare star. It lies about 1,393.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Aqr, shines at apparent magnitude 5.96 and has spectral type K2/K3III.
Its spectrum reads K2/K3III — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for HR 8869 in the constellation Aqr. At apparent magnitude 5.96, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 8869 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 8869 scores 47 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 3 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 8 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Naked-eye visible, On the zodiac, Orange K-type star, Giant star, Deep red 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.