RA 319.7349° · Dec 54.2108° · star
9 more points to reach Rare.
GL GJ 1261 is an uncommon star. It lies about 64.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cyg, shines at apparent magnitude 12.33 and has spectral type DA.
Its spectrum reads DA — a white dwarf — the exposed, Earth-sized cinder of a dead star, with nothing left to burn.
Look for GL GJ 1261 in the constellation Cyg. At apparent magnitude 12.33, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, GL GJ 1261 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 1261 scores 25 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 9 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 2 science badges — Star and White dwarf (a burnt-out core) — 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.