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Trash star 14 EP

GL GJ 2057

RA 110.9461° · Dec 12.9647° · star

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Score breakdown

· 3 badges
14 pts · Trash
Trash 15 pts → Common
  • Sun-like G-type star +8
  • Star +3
  • On the zodiac +3
Total score 14

1 more point to reach Common.

Badges

  • Star · +3
  • On the zodiac · +3
  • Sun-like G-type star · +8

Trivia

What it actually is

  • Spectral class. Its spectrum reads G5 — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.

Sense of scale

  • In perspective. Inside our stellar backyard: every radio broadcast humanity has ever made has already swept past it.

Find it in the sky

  • How to spot it. At magnitude 8.2 it is just past naked-eye reach — ordinary binoculars will pull it in, over in Gemini.
  • Northern sky. It rides the northern half of the sky — an easier target the further north you are.
  • Best time of year. It stands highest in the middle of the night around January — 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. ≈ 1.4 million years at Voyager 1's speed (17 km/s).
  • Fastest probe ever. ≈ 122.1 thousand years even at the Parker Solar Probe's 192 km/s.

Properties

absmag
6.292
bv
0.959
constellation
Gem
dist ly
78.1773
luminosity
0.265
mag
8.19
name
GL GJ 2057
spect
G5

About GL GJ 2057

GL GJ 2057 is a trash star. It lies about 78.2 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Gem, shines at apparent magnitude 8.19 and has spectral type G5.

Its spectrum reads G5 — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.

How to see it

Look for GL GJ 2057 in the constellation Gem. At apparent magnitude 8.19, it is an easy target for binoculars.

Like any astronomical target, GL GJ 2057 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 2057 is a trash star

GL GJ 2057 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, On the zodiac and Sun-like G-type 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.