RA 217.6749° · Dec 59.7178° · star
10 more points to reach Rare.
GL GJ 3855 is an uncommon star. It lies about 31.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Dra, shines at apparent magnitude 17.88 and has spectral type M6.5.
Its spectrum reads M6.5 — 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 3855 in the constellation Dra. At apparent magnitude 17.88, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, GL GJ 3855 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 3855 scores 24 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 10 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Cool red M-type 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.