RA 188.3217° · Dec 9.0207° · star
9 more points to reach Epic.
GL Gl 473B is a rare star. It lies about 14 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Vir, shines at apparent magnitude 13.3 and has spectral type M7.
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 Gl 473B in the constellation Vir. At apparent magnitude 13.3, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 473B 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 473B scores 41 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 9 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Star, Nearby (<25 ly), Binary star, On the zodiac, Cool red M-type 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.