RA 154.2708° · Dec -61.3323° · star
27 more points to reach Anomaly.
HR 4050 is an epic variable star. It lies about 657.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Car, shines at apparent magnitude 3.39 and has spectral type K3II.
Its spectrum reads K3II — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for HR 4050 in the constellation Car. At apparent magnitude 3.39, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 4050 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.
HR 4050 scores 51 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 27 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 8 science badges — Variable star, Naked-eye visible, Orange K-type star, Bright giant, Deep red star, Intrinsically luminous (Mv < −2), 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.