RA 355.4757° · Dec 44.1749° · star
2 more points to reach Epic.
Ross 248 is a rare star. It lies about 10.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation And, shines at apparent magnitude 12.29 and has spectral type dM6 e.
Its spectrum reads dM6 e — 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 Ross 248 in the constellation And. At apparent magnitude 12.29, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, Ross 248 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.
Ross 248 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 — Star, Nearby (<25 ly), Has a proper name, Cool red M-type star, Deep red star, Red dwarf and Intrinsically feeble (Mv > +12) — 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.