RA 37.0237° · Dec 3.1791° · star
5 more points to reach Uncommon.
GL GJ 3158 is a common star. It lies about 72.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cet, shines at apparent magnitude 17.46 and has spectral type m.
Its spectrum reads m — 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 GJ 3158 in the constellation Cet. At apparent magnitude 17.46, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, GL GJ 3158 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 3158 scores 17 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, Deep red star 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.