RA 164.3158° · Dec -75.0998° · star
8 more points to reach Epic.
HR 4279 is a rare star. It lies about 3,136.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Car, shines at apparent magnitude 6.16 and has spectral type K1II.
Its spectrum reads K1II — 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 4279 in the constellation Car. At apparent magnitude 6.16, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, HR 4279 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 4279 scores 42 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 8 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), 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.