RA 30.9187° · Dec -4.1035° · star
10 more points to reach Epic.
HR 611 is a rare star. It lies about 541.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cet, shines at apparent magnitude 5.61 and has spectral type K5Iab:.
Its spectrum reads K5Iab: — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for HR 611 in the constellation Cet. At apparent magnitude 5.61, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 611 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 611 scores 40 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 10 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Naked-eye visible, Orange K-type star, Supergiant and Deep red 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.