RA 217.0482° · Dec -2.2291° · star
12 more points to reach Rare.
GL Gl 550.2B is an uncommon star. It lies about 135.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Vir, shines at apparent magnitude 9 and has spectral type G4 V.
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 550.2B in the constellation Vir. At apparent magnitude 9, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 550.2B 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 550.2B scores 22 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 12 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Binary star, On the zodiac, Sun-like G-type star and Main-sequence star — 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.