RA 309.3375° · Dec 75.6004° · star
7 more points to reach Rare.
GL GJ 1255A is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 90 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cep, shines at apparent magnitude 7.46 and has spectral type K0Vvar.
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 GJ 1255A in the constellation Cep. At apparent magnitude 7.46, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, GL GJ 1255A 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 1255A scores 27 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 7 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, Binary star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Orange K-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.