RA 61.2436° · Dec 58.6598° · star
24 more points to reach Anomaly.
HD 25361 is an epic variable star. It lies about 2,064.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cam, shines at apparent magnitude 7.74 and has spectral type G0Iavar.
Its spectrum reads G0Iavar — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HD 25361 in the constellation Cam. At apparent magnitude 7.74, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 25361 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 25361 scores 54 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 24 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), Sun-like G-type star, Supergiant, Strongly 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.