RA 198.0135° · Dec -37.8030° · star
1 more point to reach Uncommon.
GL Gl 501.2 is a common star. It lies about 67.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Cen, shines at apparent magnitude 4.85 and has spectral type G3V.
Its spectrum reads G3V — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for GL Gl 501.2 in the constellation Cen. At apparent magnitude 4.85, it can be glimpsed with the unaided eye under dark skies.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 501.2 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 501.2 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 4 science badges — Star, Naked-eye visible, Sun-like G-type star and Main-sequence 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.