RA 301.9373° · Dec -31.7540° · star
11 more points to reach Epic.
GL Gl 781.1A is a rare star. It lies about 48.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sgr, shines at apparent magnitude 12.19 and has spectral type M.
It is a binary: two stars orbiting a shared centre of mass. More than half of all the 'stars' you can see are actually multiple systems.
Look for GL Gl 781.1A in the constellation Sgr. At apparent magnitude 12.19, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 781.1A 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 781.1A scores 39 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 11 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Star, Binary star, Toward the galactic centre, On the zodiac, Cool red M-type star, Deep red star and Red dwarf — 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.