Common star 20 EP

GL GJ 2041

RA 80.6898° · Dec 0.2094° · star

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Score breakdown

· 5 badges

20 pts · Common

Common 22 pts → Uncommon

Distant (over 1,000 light-years) +6
In Orion's hunting ground +6
Star +3
Orange K-type star +3
Main-sequence star +2

Total score 20

2 more points to reach Uncommon.

Badges

Star · +3
Distant (over 1,000 light-years) · +6
In Orion's hunting ground · +6
Orange K-type star · +3
Main-sequence star · +2

Trivia

What it actually is

Spectral class. Its spectrum reads K5V — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Where it is in life. It is on the main sequence, quietly fusing hydrogen in its core exactly as the Sun does.

Sense of scale

In perspective. Far away by human standards, yet still a local address inside the Milky Way's spiral arms.

Find it in the sky

How to spot it. At magnitude 8.8 it is just past naked-eye reach — ordinary binoculars will pull it in, 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. Impossible with our current technology — and the next millennium of it.

Getting there

Aboard Voyager 1. ≈ 23.5 million years at Voyager 1's speed (17 km/s).

Properties

absmag: 0.707
bv: 1.053
constellation: Ori
dist ly: 1336.705
luminosity: 45.4151
mag: 8.77
name: GL GJ 2041
spect: K5V

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About GL GJ 2041

GL GJ 2041 is a common star. It lies about 1,336.7 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ori, shines at apparent magnitude 8.77 and has spectral type K5V.

Its spectrum reads K5V — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.

How to see it

Look for GL GJ 2041 in the constellation Ori. At apparent magnitude 8.77, it is an easy target for binoculars.

Like any astronomical target, GL GJ 2041 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 2041 is a common star

GL GJ 2041 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, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), In Orion's hunting ground, Orange K-type star and Main-sequence 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.