RA 205.0474° · Dec 35.0531° · star
1 more point to reach Rare.
HIP 66682 is an uncommon variable star. It sits in the constellation CVn, shines at apparent magnitude 9.1 and has spectral type M0V.
Its spectrum reads M0V — 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 HIP 66682 in the constellation CVn. At apparent magnitude 9.1, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, HIP 66682 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.
HIP 66682 scores 33 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Cool red M-type star, Main-sequence star, Deep red star, Red dwarf, 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.