RA 197.0298° · Dec -65.3060° · star
3 more points to reach Anomaly.
The Mus is an epic variable star. It sits in the constellation Mus, shines at apparent magnitude 5.44 and has spectral type WC6 + O9.5I.
Its spectrum reads WC6 + O9.5I — a Wolf-Rayet star: a stellar monster shedding its own outer layers in a ferocious wind, on its way to a supernova.
Look for The Mus in the constellation Mus. At apparent magnitude 5.44, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, The Mus 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.
The Mus scores 75 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 3 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Naked-eye visible, Wolf-Rayet star (shedding itself), Supergiant, Blue-white star, Barely variable (under 0.05 mag) 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.