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Uncommon star 22 EP

GL GJ 4149

RA 308.6793° · Dec 3.3477° · star

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Score breakdown

· 4 badges
22 pts · Uncommon
Uncommon 34 pts → Rare
  • Deep red star +8
  • Red dwarf +6
  • Cool red M-type star +5
  • Star +3
Total score 22

12 more points to reach Rare.

Badges

  • Star · +3
  • Cool red M-type star · +5
  • Deep red star · +8
  • Red dwarf · +6

Trivia

What it actually is

  • Spectral class. Its spectrum reads M: — an M-type red star — and M stars are the silent majority: roughly three of every four stars in the galaxy are one.

Sense of scale

  • In perspective. Inside our stellar backyard: every radio broadcast humanity has ever made has already swept past it.

Find it in the sky

  • How to spot it. At magnitude 12 you'll want a small backyard telescope, over in Delphinus.
  • Seen from everywhere. It sits almost on the celestial equator, so it can be seen from essentially anywhere on Earth.
  • Best time of year. It stands highest in the middle of the night around July — that's when to go looking.

Could we get there?

  • Verdict. Hopelessly far for any craft humanity can build today.

Getting there

  • Aboard Voyager 1. ≈ 1.5 million years at Voyager 1's speed (17 km/s).
  • Fastest probe ever. ≈ 136.9 thousand years even at the Parker Solar Probe's 192 km/s.

Properties

absmag
9.813
bv
1.45
constellation
Del
dist ly
87.6763
luminosity
0.0103
mag
11.96
name
GL GJ 4149
spect
M:

About GL GJ 4149

GL GJ 4149 is an uncommon star. It lies about 87.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Del, shines at apparent magnitude 11.96 and has spectral type M:.

Its spectrum reads M: — an M-type red star — and M stars are the silent majority: roughly three of every four stars in the galaxy are one.

How to see it

Look for GL GJ 4149 in the constellation Del. At apparent magnitude 11.96, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.

Like any astronomical target, GL GJ 4149 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.

Why GL GJ 4149 is an uncommon star

GL GJ 4149 scores 22 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 12 points would lift it into a rarer tier.

That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, 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.