RA 332.7996° · Dec 36.2563° · star
2 more points to reach Common.
GL Gl 850 is a trash variable star. It lies about 74.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Lac, shines at apparent magnitude 7.23 and has spectral type K0.
Its spectrum reads K0 — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for GL Gl 850 in the constellation Lac. At apparent magnitude 7.23, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 850 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 850 scores 13 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Variable star, Orange K-type star, Barely variable (under 0.05 mag) 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.