RA 352.9680° · Dec 19.9373° · star
9 more points to reach Uncommon.
GL Gl 896B is a common star. It lies about 20.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Peg, shines at apparent magnitude 12.4 and has spectral type dM6 e.
GL Gl 896B is a common star worth 15 points across 2 science badges. Explore its facts, badges and place on the sky map, then add it to your dex on Spacedle.
Look for GL Gl 896B in the constellation Peg. At apparent magnitude 12.4, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 896B 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 896B scores 15 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 9 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 2 science badges — Star and Nearby (<25 ly) — 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.