RA 313.3324° · Dec 62.1544° · star
10 more points to reach Epic.
GL Gl 809 is a rare star. It lies about 23 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cep, shines at apparent magnitude 8.55 and has spectral type M2V.
Its spectrum reads M2V — 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 809 in the constellation Cep. At apparent magnitude 8.55, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 809 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 809 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 7 science badges — Star, Nearby (<25 ly), Never sets (northern circumpolar), Cool red M-type star, Main-sequence 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.