RA 195.1407° · Dec 5.6855° · star
3 more points to reach Rare.
GL Gl 493.1 is an uncommon star. It lies about 26.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Vir, shines at apparent magnitude 13.4 and has spectral type dM5 e.
Its spectrum reads dM5 e — 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 Gl 493.1 in the constellation Vir. At apparent magnitude 13.4, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 493.1 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 493.1 scores 31 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 3 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Star, On the zodiac, 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.