RA 206.8509° · Dec 10.3604° · star
3 more points to reach Rare.
GL GJ 1178 is an uncommon star. It lies about 64.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Boo, shines at apparent magnitude 15.08 and has spectral type DA7.
Its spectrum reads DA7 — a white dwarf — the exposed, Earth-sized cinder of a dead star, with nothing left to burn.
Look for GL GJ 1178 in the constellation Boo. At apparent magnitude 15.08, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, GL GJ 1178 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 1178 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 3 science badges — Star, White dwarf (a burnt-out core) 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.