RA 112.6978° · Dec -9.7769° · star
39 more points to reach Mythic.
HD 59693 is an anomaly variable star. It lies about 2,218.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Mon, shines at apparent magnitude 6.81 and has spectral type K0Ibpvar.
Its spectrum reads K0Ibpvar — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for HD 59693 in the constellation Mon. At apparent magnitude 6.81, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HD 59693 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.
HD 59693 scores 81 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the anomaly tier. Another 39 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 8 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Orange K-type star, Supergiant, Intrinsically luminous (Mv < −2), Dramatic variable (over 2 magnitudes), Fades out of naked-eye view 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.