RA 55.5389° · Dec 63.2168° · star
26 more points to reach Anomaly.
HR 1105 is an epic variable star. It lies about 519.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cam, shines at apparent magnitude 5.06 and has spectral type S5.3 SB:.
Its spectrum reads S5.3 SB: — an S-type giant, its atmosphere laced with zirconium dredged up from the fusion going on below.
Look for HR 1105 in the constellation Cam. At apparent magnitude 5.06, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 1105 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 1105 scores 52 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 26 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Naked-eye visible, Never sets (northern circumpolar), S-type star (zirconium giant), Deep red star, 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.