RA 182.8619° · Dec 53.4187° · star
1 more point to reach Uncommon.
GL GJ 3712B is a common variable star. It lies about 115.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation UMa, shines at apparent magnitude 8.14 and has spectral type K0.
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 GJ 3712B in the constellation UMa. At apparent magnitude 8.14, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, GL GJ 3712B 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 GJ 3712B scores 21 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Variable star, Binary star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Orange K-type star 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.