RA 191.9860° · Dec 9.7514° · star
1 more point to reach Rare.
Gar is an uncommon star. It lies about 27.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Vir, shines at apparent magnitude 11.39 and has spectral type M4.
Its spectrum reads M4 — 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 Gar in the constellation Vir. At apparent magnitude 11.39, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, Gar 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.
Gar scores 33 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Star, Has a proper name, On the zodiac, Cool red M-type 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.