RA 170.0305° · Dec 65.8465° · star
13 more points to reach Epic.
GL Gl 424 is a rare variable star. It lies about 29.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation UMa, shines at apparent magnitude 9.31 and has spectral type M1Vvar.
Its spectrum reads M1Vvar — 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 424 in the constellation UMa. At apparent magnitude 9.31, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 424 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 424 scores 37 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 13 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 8 science badges — Variable star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Cool red M-type star, Main-sequence star, Deep red star, Red dwarf, Gently variable and A named variable 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.