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Uncommon star 22 EP

GL Gl 507.1

RA 199.9173° · Dec 33.3465° · star

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Score breakdown

· 4 badges
22 pts · Uncommon
Uncommon 34 pts → Rare
  • Deep red star +8
  • Red dwarf +6
  • Cool red M-type star +5
  • Star +3
Total score 22

12 more points to reach Rare.

Badges

  • Star · +3
  • Cool red M-type star · +5
  • Deep red star · +8
  • Red dwarf · +6

Trivia

What it actually is

  • Spectral class. Its spectrum reads M2 — an M-type red star — and M stars are the silent majority: roughly three of every four stars in the galaxy are one.

Sense of scale

  • In perspective. Inside our stellar backyard: every radio broadcast humanity has ever made has already swept past it.

Find it in the sky

  • How to spot it. At magnitude 10.6 you'll want a small backyard telescope, over in Canes Venatici.
  • Northern sky. It rides the northern half of the sky — an easier target the further north you are.
  • Best time of year. It stands highest in the middle of the night around April — that's when to go looking.

Could we get there?

  • Verdict. Hopelessly far for any craft humanity can build today.

Getting there

  • Aboard Voyager 1. ≈ 973.7 thousand years at Voyager 1's speed (17 km/s).
  • Fastest probe ever. ≈ 86.5 thousand years even at the Parker Solar Probe's 192 km/s.

Properties

absmag
9.469
bv
1.469
constellation
CVn
dist ly
55.4123
luminosity
0.0142
mag
10.62
name
GL Gl 507.1
spect
M2

About GL Gl 507.1

GL Gl 507.1 is an uncommon star. It lies about 55.4 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation CVn, shines at apparent magnitude 10.62 and has spectral type M2.

Its spectrum reads M2 — an M-type red star — and M stars are the silent majority: roughly three of every four stars in the galaxy are one.

How to see it

Look for GL Gl 507.1 in the constellation CVn. At apparent magnitude 10.62, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.

Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 507.1 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.

Why GL Gl 507.1 is an uncommon star

GL Gl 507.1 scores 22 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 12 points would lift it into a rarer tier.

That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, 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.