RA 111.4121° · Dec 9.2761° · star
9 more points to reach Epic.
2Eps CMi is a rare star. It lies about 1,042 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation CMi, shines at apparent magnitude 4.99 and has spectral type G8III.
Its spectrum reads G8III — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for 2Eps CMi in the constellation CMi. At apparent magnitude 4.99, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, 2Eps CMi 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.
2Eps CMi scores 41 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 9 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Naked-eye visible, Sun-like G-type star, Giant star 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.