RA 334.0684° · Dec 70.9407° · star
7 more points to reach Uncommon.
GL GJ 1266 is a common star. It lies about 73.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cep, shines at apparent magnitude 12.12 and has spectral type k.
Its spectrum reads k — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for GL GJ 1266 in the constellation Cep. At apparent magnitude 12.12, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, GL GJ 1266 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 1266 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.