RA 22.0914° · Dec -43.3182° · star
7 more points to reach Epic.
Gam Phe is a rare variable star. It lies about 233.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Phe, shines at apparent magnitude 3.41 and has spectral type K5II-III.
Its spectrum reads K5II-III — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for Gam Phe in the constellation Phe. At apparent magnitude 3.41, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, Gam Phe 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.
Gam Phe scores 43 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 7 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Naked-eye visible, Orange K-type star, Bright giant, Deep red 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.