About EZ Aqr
EZ Aqr is a common star. It lies about 11.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Aqr, shines at apparent magnitude 12.66 and has spectral type M5 e.
Notable enough to have earned a proper name, not just a catalogue number.
Common star 23 EP
EZ Aqr
RA 339.6384° · Dec -15.3025° · star
Score breakdown
· 3 badgesCommon 24 pts → Uncommon
- Nearby (<25 ly) +12
- Has a proper name +8
- Star +3
Total score 23
1 more point to reach Uncommon.
Badges
- Star · +3
- Nearby (<25 ly) · +12
- Has a proper name · +8
Trivia
Could we get there?
- Verdict. A multi-generation starship could one day attempt the crossing.
Getting there
- Aboard Voyager 1. ≈ 194.7 thousand years at Voyager 1's speed (17 km/s).
- Fastest probe ever. ≈ 17.3 thousand years even at the Parker Solar Probe's 192 km/s.
- At 10% light speed. ≈ 111 years in a starship at a tenth of light speed.
- Distance. 11.1 light-years from Earth.
Look-back time
- Look-back time. The light you'd see left around the year 2015.
Saying hello
- Say hello. A radio message and its reply would take 22.2 years round-trip.
How we found it
- Named. Notable enough to have earned a proper name, not just a catalogue number.
Properties
- absmag
- 15.004
- bv
- 1.98
- constellation
- Aqr
- dist ly
- 11.0825
- mag
- 12.66
- name
- EZ Aqr
- named
- yes
- spect
- M5 e
How to see it
Look for EZ Aqr in the constellation Aqr. At apparent magnitude 12.66, it takes a larger telescope or a long-exposure image to capture.
Like any astronomical target, EZ Aqr 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 EZ Aqr is a common star
EZ Aqr scores 23 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 3 science badges — Star, Nearby (<25 ly) and Has a proper name — 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.