RA 176.9350° · Dec 0.8046° · star
25 more points to reach Anomaly.
Ross 128 is an epic star. It lies about 10.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Vir, shines at apparent magnitude 11.12 and has spectral type M4.5V.
Its spectrum reads M4.5V — 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 Ross 128 in the constellation Vir. At apparent magnitude 11.12, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, Ross 128 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.
Ross 128 scores 53 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 25 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 9 science badges — Star, Nearby (<25 ly), Has a proper name, On the zodiac, Cool red M-type star, Main-sequence star, Deep red star and Red dwarf — 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.