RA 49.8404° · Dec 3.3702° · star
6 more points to reach Rare.
96Kap1Cet is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 29.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cet, shines at apparent magnitude 4.84 and has spectral type G5Vvar.
Its spectrum reads G5Vvar — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for 96Kap1Cet in the constellation Cet. At apparent magnitude 4.84, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, 96Kap1Cet 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.
96Kap1Cet scores 28 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 6 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Naked-eye visible, Sun-like G-type star, Main-sequence 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.