RA 337.0090° · Dec 57.6966° · star
26 more points to reach Anomaly.
GL Gl 860B is an epic star. It lies about 13.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cep, shines at apparent magnitude 11.3 and has spectral type M6 V.
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 Gl 860B in the constellation Cep. At apparent magnitude 11.3, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 860B 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 Gl 860B scores 52 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 26 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 9 science badges — Star, Nearby (<25 ly), Binary star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Cool red M-type star, Main-sequence star, Deep red star and Red dwarf — 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.