RA 359.2853° · Dec 55.7057° · star
2 more points to reach Epic.
HR 9059 is a rare variable star. It lies about 231.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cas, shines at apparent magnitude 5.57 and has spectral type G8Ib.
Its spectrum reads G8Ib — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HR 9059 in the constellation Cas. At apparent magnitude 5.57, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 9059 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 9059 scores 48 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Naked-eye visible, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Sun-like G-type star, Supergiant, Barely variable (under 0.05 mag) 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.