RA 163.8218° · Dec -60.5170° · star
7 more points to reach Rare.
HR 4271 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 304.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Car, shines at apparent magnitude 5.93 and has spectral type K0III.
Its spectrum reads K0III — 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 4271 in the constellation Car. At apparent magnitude 5.93, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 4271 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 4271 scores 27 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 7 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Naked-eye visible, Orange K-type star, Giant 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.