RA 39.2651° · Dec 6.9016° · star
2 more points to reach Uncommon.
GL GJ 3171 is a common star. It lies about 67.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cet, shines at apparent magnitude 16 and has spectral type M5 e.
Its spectrum reads M5 e — 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 3171 in the constellation Cet. At apparent magnitude 16, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, GL GJ 3171 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 3171 scores 20 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Cool red M-type 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.