RA 112.3077° · Dec -43.3014° · star
15 more points to reach Epic.
Sig Pup is a rare variable star. It lies about 193.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Pup, shines at apparent magnitude 3.25 and has spectral type K5III SB.
Its spectrum reads K5III SB — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for Sig Pup in the constellation Pup. At apparent magnitude 3.25, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, Sig Pup 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.
Sig Pup scores 35 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 15 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Naked-eye visible, Orange K-type star, Giant star, Deep red star, 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.