RA 92.6443° · Dec -21.8646° · star
14 more points to reach Epic.
GL Gl 229 is a rare star. It lies about 18.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Lep, shines at apparent magnitude 8.15 and has spectral type M1/M2V.
Its spectrum reads M1/M2V — 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 229 in the constellation Lep. At apparent magnitude 8.15, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 229 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 229 scores 36 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 14 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Star, Nearby (<25 ly), Cool red M-type star, Main-sequence star, Deep red star and 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.