RA 353.9010° · Dec -16.2970° · star
6 more points to reach Rare.
GL GJ 4344 is an uncommon star. It lies about 72.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Aqr, shines at apparent magnitude 13.34 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 4344 in the constellation Aqr. At apparent magnitude 13.34, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, GL GJ 4344 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 4344 scores 28 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 6 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, On the zodiac 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.