RA 99.2965° · Dec -50.0383° · star
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GL Gl 240 is a trash star. It lies about 50.1 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Pup, shines at apparent magnitude 9.61 and has spectral type K0.
Its spectrum reads K0 — a K-type star. Orange K dwarfs are the marathon runners of the galaxy, burning steadily for tens of billions of years.
Look for GL Gl 240 in the constellation Pup. At apparent magnitude 9.61, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, GL Gl 240 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.
GL Gl 240 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 3 science badges — Star, Orange K-type star 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.