RA 97.3475° · Dec -2.8140° · star
13 more points to reach Anomaly.
Ross 614 is an epic variable star. It lies about 13.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Mon, shines at apparent magnitude 11.12 and has spectral type M4.5Ve.
It is a binary: two stars orbiting a shared centre of mass. More than half of all the 'stars' you can see are actually multiple systems.
Look for Ross 614 in the constellation Mon. At apparent magnitude 11.12, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, Ross 614 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.
Ross 614 scores 65 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 13 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 11 science badges — Variable star, Nearby (<25 ly), Binary star, Has a proper name, Cool red M-type star, Main-sequence star, Deep red star and Red dwarf — 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.