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Common star 17 EP

GL GJ 3328

RA 76.5153° · Dec 4.3393° · star

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Score breakdown

· 3 badges
17 pts · Common
Common 22 pts → Uncommon
  • Deep red star +8
  • In Orion's hunting ground +6
  • Star +3
Total score 17

5 more points to reach Uncommon.

Badges

  • Star · +3
  • In Orion's hunting ground · +6
  • Deep red star · +8

Trivia

What it actually is

  • Spectral class. Its spectrum reads g — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.

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 11.5 you'll want a small backyard telescope, over in Orion.
  • Seen from everywhere. It sits almost on the celestial equator, so it can be seen from essentially anywhere on Earth.
  • Best time of year. It stands highest in the middle of the night around December — 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. ≈ 971.4 thousand years at Voyager 1's speed (17 km/s).
  • Fastest probe ever. ≈ 86.3 thousand years even at the Parker Solar Probe's 192 km/s.

Properties

absmag
10.394
bv
1.51
constellation
Ori
dist ly
55.2808
luminosity
0.0061
mag
11.54
name
GL GJ 3328
spect
g

About GL GJ 3328

GL GJ 3328 is a common star. It lies about 55.3 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ori, shines at apparent magnitude 11.54 and has spectral type g.

Its spectrum reads g — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.

How to see it

Look for GL GJ 3328 in the constellation Ori. At apparent magnitude 11.54, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.

Like any astronomical target, GL GJ 3328 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 GJ 3328 is a common star

GL GJ 3328 scores 17 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.

That score comes from 3 science badges — Star, In Orion's hunting ground and Deep red 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.