RA 55.4507° · Dec 62.6484° · star
22 more points to reach Anomaly.
HD 22611 is an epic variable star. It lies about 3,166.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cam, shines at apparent magnitude 6.99 and has spectral type C6.4ev.
Its spectrum reads C6.4ev — a carbon star, wrapped in so much soot that its light is filtered to a deep ruby red.
Look for HD 22611 in the constellation Cam. At apparent magnitude 6.99, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 22611 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.
HD 22611 scores 56 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 22 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Never sets (northern circumpolar), Carbon star (sooty red), Intrinsically luminous (Mv < −2), Gently variable 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.