RA 28.8799° · Dec 17.1894° · star
8 more points to reach Rare.
HD 11729 is an uncommon variable star. It sits in the constellation Ari, shines at apparent magnitude 8.28 and has spectral type M....
Its spectrum reads M... — 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 11729 in the constellation Ari. At apparent magnitude 8.28, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 11729 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 11729 scores 26 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 8 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, On the zodiac, Cool red M-type star, Red dwarf, 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.