RA 51.1690° · Dec 64.5860° · star
13 more points to reach Anomaly.
HR 1009 is an epic variable star. It lies about 2,051.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cam, shines at apparent magnitude 5.13 and has spectral type M0II.
Its spectrum reads M0II — an M-type red star — and M stars are the silent majority: roughly three of every four stars in the galaxy are one.
Look for HR 1009 in the constellation Cam. At apparent magnitude 5.13, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 1009 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 1009 scores 65 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 13 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 10 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Naked-eye visible, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Cool red M-type star, Bright giant, 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.