RA 44.1027° · Dec 64.3324° · star
26 more points to reach Anomaly.
HR 861 is an epic star. It lies about 2,280.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cas, shines at apparent magnitude 6.17 and has spectral type K3Ibvar.
Its spectrum reads K3Ibvar — 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 861 in the constellation Cas. At apparent magnitude 6.17, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HR 861 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 861 scores 52 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 26 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Never sets (northern circumpolar), Orange K-type star, Supergiant, Deep red star and Intrinsically luminous (Mv < −2) — 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.