RA 99.4240° · Dec -77.5386° · star
16 more points to reach Epic.
HD 49286 is a rare star. It lies about 1,622.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Men, shines at apparent magnitude 7.99 and has spectral type M5II/III.
Its spectrum reads M5II/III — 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 HD 49286 in the constellation Men. At apparent magnitude 7.99, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 49286 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 49286 scores 34 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 16 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Cool red M-type star, Bright giant and Deep red 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.