RA 79.1689° · Dec 46.0008° · star
9 more points to reach Epic.
GL Gl 194B is a rare star. It lies about 42.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Aur, shines at apparent magnitude 0.96 and has spectral type G0 III.
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 194B in the constellation Aur. At apparent magnitude 0.96, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 194B 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 194B scores 41 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 9 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Brilliant (mag < 1), Binary star, Sun-like G-type star and Giant 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.