RA 200.8468° · Dec 57.9061° · star
2 more points to reach Uncommon.
GL Gl 509.1 is a common star. It lies about 80.8 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation UMa, shines at apparent magnitude 9.69 and has spectral type M0V.
Its spectrum reads M0V — 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 GL Gl 509.1 in the constellation UMa. At apparent magnitude 9.69, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 509.1 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.
GL Gl 509.1 scores 20 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 2 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 5 science badges — Star, Never sets (northern circumpolar), Cool red M-type star, Main-sequence 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.