RA 253.8551° · Dec -8.3226° · star
10 more points to reach Epic.
GL Gl 643 is a rare star. It lies about 21.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Oph, shines at apparent magnitude 11.73 and has spectral type M4.
Its spectrum reads M4 — 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 GL Gl 643 in the constellation Oph. At apparent magnitude 11.73, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 643 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.
GL Gl 643 scores 40 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 10 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Star, Nearby (<25 ly), Cool red M-type star, Deep red star, Red dwarf and Intrinsically feeble (Mv > +12) — 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.