RA 184.7517° · Dec 11.1252° · star
9 more points to reach Uncommon.
GL GJ 1156 is a common star. It lies about 21.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Vir, shines at apparent magnitude 13.81 and has spectral type dM e.
GL GJ 1156 is a common star worth 15 points across 2 science badges. Explore its facts, badges and place on the sky map, then add it to your dex on Spacedle.
Look for GL GJ 1156 in the constellation Vir. At apparent magnitude 13.81, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, GL GJ 1156 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 1156 scores 15 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 9 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 2 science badges — Star and Nearby (<25 ly) — 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.