RA 353.7460° · Dec 71.6420° · star
18 more points to reach Anomaly.
HR 8952 is an epic star. It lies about 2,104.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cep, shines at apparent magnitude 5.86 and has spectral type K0Ib.
Its spectrum reads K0Ib — 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 8952 in the constellation Cep. At apparent magnitude 5.86, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 8952 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 8952 scores 60 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 18 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, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Orange K-type star, Supergiant, 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.