RA 166.3731° · Dec 43.5268° · star
23 more points to reach Anomaly.
GL Gl 412A is an epic variable star. It lies about 15.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation UMa, shines at apparent magnitude 8.82 and has spectral type M2Vvar.
It is a binary: two stars orbiting a shared centre of mass. More than half of all the 'stars' you can see are actually multiple systems.
Look for GL Gl 412A in the constellation UMa. At apparent magnitude 8.82, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 412A 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 412A scores 55 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the epic tier. Another 23 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 10 science badges — Variable star, Nearby (<25 ly), Binary star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), 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.