RA 106.0272° · Dec 20.5703° · star
5 more points to reach Anomaly.
Mekbuda is an epic variable star. It lies about 1,376.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Gem, shines at apparent magnitude 4.01 and has spectral type G3Ibv SB.
Its spectrum reads G3Ibv SB — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for Mekbuda in the constellation Gem. At apparent magnitude 4.01, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, Mekbuda 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.
Mekbuda scores 73 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 10 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Naked-eye visible, Has a proper name, On the zodiac, Sun-like G-type star, Supergiant and Intrinsically luminous (Mv < −2) — 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.