RA 288.0237° · Dec 49.8549° · star
3 more points to reach Uncommon.
GL GJ 9648A is a common star. It lies about 75 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cyg, shines at apparent magnitude 6.57 and has spectral type G6 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 GJ 9648A in the constellation Cyg. At apparent magnitude 6.57, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, GL GJ 9648A 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 9648A scores 19 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 3 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Binary star, 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.