RA 19.8569° · Dec 56.3292° · star
9 more points to reach Epic.
HD 7861 is a rare variable star. It lies about 776.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cas, shines at apparent magnitude 8.44 and has spectral type M6III.
Its spectrum reads M6III — 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 7861 in the constellation Cas. At apparent magnitude 8.44, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 7861 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 7861 scores 41 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 9 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Cool red M-type star, Giant star, 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.