RA 167.0009° · Dec -5.1580° · star
16 more points to reach Epic.
GL GJ 1142B is a rare star. It lies about 65.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Leo, shines at apparent magnitude 12.92 and has spectral type DA3.
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 GJ 1142B in the constellation Leo. At apparent magnitude 12.92, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, GL GJ 1142B 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 GJ 1142B scores 34 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 16 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Binary star, On the zodiac and White dwarf (a burnt-out core) — 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.