RA 92.7295° · Dec 10.3200° · star
1 more point to reach Uncommon.
GL Gl 228B is a common star. It lies about 35.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ori and shines at apparent magnitude 12.5.
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 228B in the constellation Ori. At apparent magnitude 12.5, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 228B 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 228B scores 21 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Binary star, In Orion's hunting ground 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.