RA 50.0848° · Dec 29.0485° · star
13 more points to reach Epic.
HR 999 is a rare star. It lies about 542.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ari, shines at apparent magnitude 4.47 and has spectral type K2II-III.
Its spectrum reads K2II-III — 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 999 in the constellation Ari. At apparent magnitude 4.47, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 999 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 999 scores 37 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 13 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Star, Naked-eye visible, On the zodiac, Orange K-type star, Bright giant 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.