RA 130.3881° · Dec -32.9416° · star
3 more points to reach Rare.
GL Gl 318 is an uncommon star. It lies about 29 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Pyx, shines at apparent magnitude 11.88 and has spectral type DA6.
Its spectrum reads DA6 — a white dwarf — the exposed, Earth-sized cinder of a dead star, with nothing left to burn.
Look for GL Gl 318 in the constellation Pyx. At apparent magnitude 11.88, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 318 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 318 scores 31 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 3 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, White dwarf (a burnt-out core) 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.