RA 101.9084° · Dec 37.5159° · star
4 more points to reach Rare.
GL Gl 246 is an uncommon star. It lies about 51.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Aur, shines at apparent magnitude 12.06 and has spectral type DAn.
Its spectrum reads DAn — a white dwarf — the exposed, Earth-sized cinder of a dead star, with nothing left to burn.
Look for GL Gl 246 in the constellation Aur. At apparent magnitude 12.06, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 246 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 246 scores 30 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 4 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, White dwarf (a burnt-out core) and Blue-white 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.