RA 18.1275° · Dec -16.9990° · star
27 more points to reach Anomaly.
GL Gl 54.1 is an epic variable star. It lies about 12 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cet, shines at apparent magnitude 12.1 and has spectral type M5.5Ve.
Its spectrum reads M5.5Ve — an M-type red star — and M stars are the silent majority: roughly three of every four stars in the galaxy are one.
Look for GL Gl 54.1 in the constellation Cet. At apparent magnitude 12.1, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 54.1 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 54.1 scores 51 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 27 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 9 science badges — Variable star, Nearby (<25 ly), Cool red M-type star, Main-sequence star, Deep red star, Red dwarf, Intrinsically feeble (Mv > +12) and Gently variable — 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.