Trash star 14 EP

HD 38014

RA 85.6910° · Dec 2.6790° · star

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Score breakdown

· 4 badges

14 pts · Trash

Trash 15 pts → Common

In Orion's hunting ground +6
Star +3
Orange K-type star +3
Main-sequence star +2

Total score 14

1 more point to reach Common.

Badges

Star · +3
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 K1V — 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 8.6 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. Hopelessly far for any craft humanity can build today.

Getting there

Aboard Voyager 1. ≈ 1.9 million years at Voyager 1's speed (17 km/s).

Properties

absmag: 5.958
bv: 0.887
constellation: Ori
dist ly: 107.6067
luminosity: 0.3604
mag: 8.55
name: HD 38014
spect: K1V

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About HD 38014

HD 38014 is a trash star. It lies about 107.6 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Ori, shines at apparent magnitude 8.55 and has spectral type K1V.

Its spectrum reads K1V — 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 HD 38014 in the constellation Ori. At apparent magnitude 8.55, it is an easy target for binoculars.

Like any astronomical target, HD 38014 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 HD 38014 is a trash star

HD 38014 scores 14 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 1 point would lift it into a rarer tier.

That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, 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.