About GL Gl 244B
GL Gl 244B is an uncommon star. It lies about 8.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation CMa, shines at apparent magnitude 8.44 and has spectral type DA2.
One of the closest objects of its kind to the Sun.
Uncommon star 28 EP
GL Gl 244B
RA 101.2884° · Dec -16.7152° · star
Score breakdown
· 2 badgesUncommon 33 pts → Rare
- Stellar next door (<10 ly) +25
- Star +3
Total score 28
5 more points to reach Rare.
Badges
- Star · +3
- Stellar next door (<10 ly) · +25
Trivia
What makes it special
- Next-door neighbour. One of the closest objects of its kind to the Sun.
Could we get there?
- Verdict. A multi-generation starship could one day attempt the crossing.
Getting there
- Aboard Voyager 1. ≈ 151.1 thousand years at Voyager 1's speed (17 km/s).
- Fastest probe ever. ≈ 13.4 thousand years even at the Parker Solar Probe's 192 km/s.
- At 10% light speed. ≈ 86 years in a starship at a tenth of light speed.
- Distance. 8.6 light-years from Earth.
Look-back time
- Look-back time. The light you'd see left around the year 2017.
Saying hello
- Say hello. A radio message and its reply would take 17.2 years round-trip.
Properties
- absmag
- 11.334
- bv
- -0.03
- constellation
- CMa
- dist ly
- 8.6011
- mag
- 8.44
- name
- GL Gl 244B
- spect
- DA2
How to see it
Look for GL Gl 244B in the constellation CMa. At apparent magnitude 8.44, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 244B 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 244B is an uncommon star
GL Gl 244B scores 28 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 2 science badges — Star and Stellar next door (<10 ly) — 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.