RA 187.3784° · Dec -56.0005° · star
14 more points to reach Epic.
GL GJ 1158 is a rare star. It lies about 50.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cru, shines at apparent magnitude 13.27 and has spectral type M4.
Its spectrum reads M4 — 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 GJ 1158 in the constellation Cru. At apparent magnitude 13.27, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, GL GJ 1158 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 1158 scores 36 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 14 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Star, Under the Southern Cross, Cool red M-type star, Deep red star, Red dwarf 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.