RA 269.4486° · Dec 4.7380° · exoplanet
24 more points to reach Anomaly.
Barnard b is an epic exoplanet. It lies about 6 light-years from Earth, shines at apparent magnitude 9.54, has spectral type M3.5-4 V and has an equilibrium temperature near 438 K.
One of the closest objects of its kind to the Sun — a first port of call for any interstellar mission we ever build.
At apparent magnitude 9.54, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, Barnard b 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.
Barnard b scores 54 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 24 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Confirmed exoplanet, Stellar next door (<10 ly), Tidally locked, Multi-planet system and Orbits a 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.