RA 130.1267° · Dec 18.4003° · star
2 more points to reach Uncommon.
GL Gl 316.1 is a common star. It lies about 50.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cnc, shines at apparent magnitude 17.68 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 Gl 316.1 in the constellation Cnc. At apparent magnitude 17.68, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 316.1 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 316.1 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, On the zodiac, 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.