RA 193.0511° · Dec 17.0739° · star
12 more points to reach Epic.
32 Com is a rare star. It lies about 1,953 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Com, shines at apparent magnitude 6.32 and has spectral type M0III.
Its spectrum reads M0III — 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 32 Com in the constellation Com. At apparent magnitude 6.32, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, 32 Com 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.
32 Com scores 38 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 12 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Star, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Cool red M-type star, Giant star, 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.