RA 187.3202° · Dec 53.5451° · star
7 more points to reach Rare.
GL GJ 1159A is an uncommon star. It lies about 71.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation UMa, shines at apparent magnitude 14.21 and has spectral type m.
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 1159A in the constellation UMa. At apparent magnitude 14.21, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, GL GJ 1159A 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 1159A scores 27 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 7 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Binary star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Deep red star 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.