RA 217.1215° · Dec 45.9079° · star
6 more points to reach Rare.
GL GJ 3851 is an uncommon star. It lies about 72.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Boo, shines at apparent magnitude 16.99 and has spectral type M5.5:.
Its spectrum reads M5.5: — 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 GJ 3851 in the constellation Boo. At apparent magnitude 16.99, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, GL GJ 3851 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 3851 scores 28 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 6 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, 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.