RA 288.0469° · Dec 57.6720° · star
8 more points to reach Rare.
GL GJ 1233 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 65.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Dra, shines at apparent magnitude 7.04 and has spectral type G8V.
Its spectrum reads G8V — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for GL GJ 1233 in the constellation Dra. At apparent magnitude 7.04, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, GL GJ 1233 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 GJ 1233 scores 26 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 8 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Variable star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Sun-like G-type star, Main-sequence star, 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.