RA 105.6033° · Dec 24.2154° · star
21 more points to reach Anomaly.
42Ome Gem is an epic variable star. It lies about 1,489.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Gem, shines at apparent magnitude 5.2 and has spectral type G5II.
Its spectrum reads G5II — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for 42Ome Gem in the constellation Gem. At apparent magnitude 5.2, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, 42Ome Gem 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.
42Ome Gem scores 57 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 21 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 9 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Naked-eye visible, On the zodiac, Sun-like G-type star, Bright giant, Intrinsically luminous (Mv < −2) and Barely variable (under 0.05 mag) — 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.