RA 176.8298° · Dec -57.6965° · star
13 more points to reach Epic.
HR 4526 is a rare variable star. It lies about 702.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cen, shines at apparent magnitude 5.42 and has spectral type K5III.
Its spectrum reads K5III — 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 4526 in the constellation Cen. At apparent magnitude 5.42, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 4526 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 4526 scores 37 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 13 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Naked-eye visible, Orange K-type star, Giant star, Deep red star, Gently variable 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.