RA 292.4688° · Dec -26.9876° · star
2 more points to reach Uncommon.
GL GJ 9657B is a common star. It lies about 155.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Sgr and shines at apparent magnitude 8.69.
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 9657B in the constellation Sgr. At apparent magnitude 8.69, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, GL GJ 9657B 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 9657B scores 20 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Binary star, Toward the galactic centre and On the zodiac — 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.