RA 176.4201° · Dec -64.8415° · star
7 more points to reach Epic.
GL Gl 440 is a rare star. It lies about 15 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Mus, shines at apparent magnitude 11.5 and has spectral type DC:.
Its spectrum reads DC: — a white dwarf — the exposed, Earth-sized cinder of a dead star, with nothing left to burn.
Look for GL Gl 440 in the constellation Mus. At apparent magnitude 11.5, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 440 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 440 scores 43 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 7 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Nearby (<25 ly), White dwarf (a burnt-out core) and Intrinsically feeble (Mv > +12) — 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.