RA 164.0061° · Dec 6.1854° · star
28 more points to reach Anomaly.
56 Leo is an epic variable star. It lies about 388.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Leo, shines at apparent magnitude 5.91 and has spectral type M5IIIvar.
Its spectrum reads M5IIIvar — an M-type red star — and M stars are the silent majority: roughly three of every four stars in the galaxy are one.
Look for 56 Leo in the constellation Leo. At apparent magnitude 5.91, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, 56 Leo 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.
56 Leo 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 8 science badges — Variable star, Naked-eye visible, On the zodiac, Cool red M-type star, Giant star, Gently variable, 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.