RA 102.4638° · Dec -53.6224° · star
12 more points to reach Epic.
HR 2554 is a rare variable star. It lies about 544.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Car, shines at apparent magnitude 4.41 and has spectral type G6II.
Its spectrum reads G6II — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for HR 2554 in the constellation Car. At apparent magnitude 4.41, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 2554 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 2554 scores 38 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 12 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Naked-eye visible, Sun-like G-type star, Bright giant, Barely variable (under 0.05 mag) 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.