RA 91.5935° · Dec 29.5124° · star
25 more points to reach Anomaly.
HR 2146 is an epic variable star. It lies about 734.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Aur, shines at apparent magnitude 6.01 and has spectral type M3II comp.
Its spectrum reads M3II comp — 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 2146 in the constellation Aur. At apparent magnitude 6.01, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HR 2146 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 2146 scores 53 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 25 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Cool red M-type star, Bright giant, Deep red star, Gently variable, Fades out of naked-eye view 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.