RA 24.7530° · Dec -17.9498° · star
19 more points to reach Anomaly.
GL Gl 65A is an epic star. It lies about 8.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cet, shines at apparent magnitude 12.57 and has spectral type dM5.5e.
One of the closest objects of its kind to the Sun — a first port of call for any interstellar mission we ever build.
Look for GL Gl 65A in the constellation Cet. At apparent magnitude 12.57, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 65A 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 65A scores 59 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 19 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Star, Stellar next door (<10 ly), Binary star, Cool red M-type star, Deep red star, Red dwarf and Intrinsically feeble (Mv > +12) — 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.