RA 291.0640° · Dec 75.5545° · star
1 more point to reach Uncommon.
GL GJ 1238 is a common star. It lies about 36 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Dra, shines at apparent magnitude 15.37 and has spectral type m+.
Its spectrum reads m+ — 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 1238 in the constellation Dra. At apparent magnitude 15.37, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, GL GJ 1238 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 1238 scores 21 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Deep red star 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.