RA 107.5079° · Dec 38.5295° · star
27 more points to reach Anomaly.
GL Gl 268 is an epic variable star. It lies about 20.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Aur, shines at apparent magnitude 11.65 and has spectral type M5Ve.
Its spectrum reads M5Ve — 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 268 in the constellation Aur. At apparent magnitude 11.65, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 268 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 268 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.