RA 358.0609° · Dec -15.8546° · star
26 more points to reach Anomaly.
HD 223737 is an epic variable star. It sits in the constellation Aqr, shines at apparent magnitude 9.05 and has spectral type M1/M2Ib/II.
Its spectrum reads M1/M2Ib/II — 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 HD 223737 in the constellation Aqr. At apparent magnitude 9.05, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HD 223737 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 223737 scores 52 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 26 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, On the zodiac, Cool red M-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.