RA 353.3362° · Dec 60.4109° · star
3 more points to reach Common.
HD 221639 is a trash star. It lies about 209.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cas, shines at apparent magnitude 7.2 and has spectral type K1V.
Its spectrum reads K1V — 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 221639 in the constellation Cas. At apparent magnitude 7.2, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 221639 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 221639 scores 12 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 3 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Orange K-type star and Main-sequence 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.