RA 69.1902° · Dec -62.0772° · star
5 more points to reach Epic.
HR 1492 is a rare variable star. It lies about 178.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Dor, shines at apparent magnitude 5.59 and has spectral type M8e.
Its spectrum reads M8e — 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 1492 in the constellation Dor. At apparent magnitude 5.59, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 1492 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 1492 scores 45 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Naked-eye visible, Cool red M-type star, Deep red star, Red dwarf, 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.