RA 89.9838° · Dec 45.9367° · star
23 more points to reach Anomaly.
35Pi Aur is an epic variable star. It lies about 751.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Aur, shines at apparent magnitude 4.3 and has spectral type M3IIvar.
Its spectrum reads M3IIvar — 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 35Pi Aur in the constellation Aur. At apparent magnitude 4.3, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, 35Pi Aur 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.
35Pi Aur scores 55 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 23 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 8 science badges — Variable star, Naked-eye visible, Cool red M-type star, Bright giant, Deep red star, 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.