RA 56.8094° · Dec -74.2390° · star
4 more points to reach Rare.
Gam Hyi is an uncommon star. It lies about 214 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Hyi, shines at apparent magnitude 3.26 and has spectral type M2III.
Its spectrum reads M2III — 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 Gam Hyi in the constellation Hyi. At apparent magnitude 3.26, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, Gam Hyi 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.
Gam Hyi scores 30 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 4 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Naked-eye visible, Cool red M-type star, Giant star 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.