RA 109.3687° · Dec -14.0026° · star
1 more point to reach Common.
GL Gl 268.5 is a trash star. It lies about 171.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation CMa, shines at apparent magnitude 12.11 and has spectral type K5.
Its spectrum reads K5 — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for GL Gl 268.5 in the constellation CMa. At apparent magnitude 12.11, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 268.5 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 268.5 scores 14 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, Orange K-type star and Deep red 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.