RA 4.4294° · Dec 51.4331° · star
9 more points to reach Anomaly.
HR 65 is an epic variable star. It lies about 2,398.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cas, shines at apparent magnitude 6.11 and has spectral type O9IIInn.
Its spectrum reads O9IIInn — an O-type star — the hottest, rarest main class there is. Fewer than one star in a million is an O, and none of them lasts long.
Look for HR 65 in the constellation Cas. At apparent magnitude 6.11, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HR 65 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 65 scores 69 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 9 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 9 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Never sets (northern circumpolar), Blazing O-type star, Giant star, Blue-white star, Intrinsically luminous (Mv < −2) and Gently variable — 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.