RA 203.1861° · Dec 16.8102° · star
2 more points to reach Uncommon.
GL Gl 516B is a common star. It lies about 44.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Com, shines at apparent magnitude 12.3 and has spectral type dM3.5e.
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 516B in the constellation Com. At apparent magnitude 12.3, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 516B 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 516B scores 20 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Binary star, Cool red M-type star and Red dwarf — 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.