RA 156.7039° · Dec -54.8773° · star
28 more points to reach Anomaly.
HR 4107 is an epic star. It lies about 2,025.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Vel, shines at apparent magnitude 5.58 and has spectral type K3II/III.
Its spectrum reads K3II/III — 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 4107 in the constellation Vel. At apparent magnitude 5.58, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 4107 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 4107 scores 50 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 28 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Naked-eye visible, Orange K-type star, Bright giant, Deep red 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.