RA 308.4101° · Dec 61.7513° · star
7 more points to reach Uncommon.
GL GJ 1254 is a common star. It lies about 52.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cep, shines at apparent magnitude 12.52 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 1254 in the constellation Cep. At apparent magnitude 12.52, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, GL GJ 1254 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 1254 scores 15 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 7 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, Never sets (northern circumpolar) and Deep red 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.