RA 190.3458° · Dec -46.1456° · star
16 more points to reach Epic.
HR 4818 is a rare star. It lies about 906 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cen, shines at apparent magnitude 5.84 and has spectral type K3II.
Its spectrum reads K3II — 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 4818 in the constellation Cen. At apparent magnitude 5.84, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, HR 4818 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 4818 scores 34 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 16 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Naked-eye visible, Orange K-type star, Bright giant and Deep red 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.