RA 154.9032° · Dec -55.0293° · star
21 more points to reach Anomaly.
HR 4063 is an epic variable star. It lies about 1,853.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Vel, shines at apparent magnitude 4.59 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 4063 in the constellation Vel. At apparent magnitude 4.59, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 4063 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 4063 scores 57 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 21 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 9 science badges — Variable star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Naked-eye visible, Orange K-type star, Bright giant, Deep red star, Intrinsically luminous (Mv < −2) and Barely variable (under 0.05 mag) — 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.