RA 355.5873° · Dec 64.5154° · star
15 more points to reach Epic.
HR 8989 is a rare variable star. It lies about 942.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cas, shines at apparent magnitude 6.52 and has spectral type M2III:.
Its spectrum reads M2III: — an M-type red star — and M stars are the silent majority: roughly three of every four stars in the galaxy are one.
Look for HR 8989 in the constellation Cas. At apparent magnitude 6.52, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HR 8989 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 8989 scores 35 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 15 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Cool red M-type star, Giant star, Deep red star, Gently 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.