RA 19.1512° · Dec -2.5004° · star
16 more points to reach Epic.
39 Cet is a rare variable star. It lies about 262.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cet, shines at apparent magnitude 5.42 and has spectral type G5III-IVe.
Its spectrum reads G5III-IVe — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for 39 Cet in the constellation Cet. At apparent magnitude 5.42, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, 39 Cet 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.
39 Cet scores 34 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 16 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Naked-eye visible, Sun-like G-type star, Giant 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.