RA 17.0309° · Dec 54.9204° · star
9 more points to reach Rare.
GL Gl 53B is an uncommon star. It lies about 24.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cas and shines at apparent magnitude 11.
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 53B in the constellation Cas. At apparent magnitude 11, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 53B 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 53B scores 25 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 9 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Nearby (<25 ly), Binary star and Never sets (northern circumpolar) — 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.