RA 47.9868° · Dec 61.5203° · star
6 more points to reach Uncommon.
GL GJ 3206 is a common star. It lies about 132.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cas, shines at apparent magnitude 10.06 and has spectral type K5III.
Its spectrum reads K5III — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for GL GJ 3206 in the constellation Cas. At apparent magnitude 10.06, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, GL GJ 3206 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 3206 scores 16 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 6 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Orange K-type star and Giant star — 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.