RA 159.0077° · Dec 5.1208° · star
12 more points to reach Rare.
GL Gl 398 is an uncommon star. It lies about 44.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sex, shines at apparent magnitude 12.6 and has spectral type dM4 e.
Its spectrum reads dM4 e — 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 398 in the constellation Sex. At apparent magnitude 12.6, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 398 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 398 scores 22 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 12 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Cool red M-type star, Deep red star and Red dwarf — 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.