RA 152.8440° · Dec 49.4542° · star
10 more points to reach Rare.
GL Gl 380 is an uncommon star. It lies about 15.9 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation UMa, shines at apparent magnitude 6.6 and has spectral type K8V.
Its spectrum reads K8V — 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 Gl 380 in the constellation UMa. At apparent magnitude 6.6, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 380 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 380 scores 24 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 10 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Nearby (<25 ly), Never sets (northern circumpolar), Orange K-type star and Main-sequence 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.