RA 74.8951° · Dec 1.7835° · star
3 more points to reach Rare.
GL Gl 182 is an uncommon variable star. It lies about 84.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ori, shines at apparent magnitude 10.05 and has spectral type M0.5Ve.
Its spectrum reads M0.5Ve — 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 182 in the constellation Ori. At apparent magnitude 10.05, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 182 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 182 scores 31 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 3 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 7 science badges — Variable star, In Orion's hunting ground, Cool red M-type star, Main-sequence star, Red dwarf, Gently variable and A named variable 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.