RA 48.1099° · Dec 6.6609° · star
7 more points to reach Rare.
HR 958 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 753.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cet, shines at apparent magnitude 5.55 and has spectral type K1IIIpe+....
Its spectrum reads K1IIIpe+... — 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 958 in the constellation Cet. At apparent magnitude 5.55, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 958 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 958 scores 27 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 7 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Naked-eye visible, Orange K-type star, Giant star, Barely variable (under 0.05 mag) 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.