Trash star 11 EP

HD 116012

RA 200.1824° · Dec 4.1329° · star

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Score breakdown

· 4 badges

11 pts · Trash

Trash 15 pts → Common

Star +3
On the zodiac +3
Orange K-type star +3
Main-sequence star +2

Total score 11

4 more points to reach Common.

Badges

Star · +3
On the zodiac · +3
Orange K-type star · +3
Main-sequence star · +2

Trivia

What it actually is

Spectral class. Its spectrum reads K2V — 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 Virgo.
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 April — 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. ≈ 1.8 million years at Voyager 1's speed (17 km/s).

Properties

absmag: 6.126
bv: 0.939
constellation: Vir
dist ly: 100.9772
luminosity: 0.3087
mag: 8.58
name: HD 116012
spect: K2V

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About HD 116012

HD 116012 is a trash star. It lies about 101 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Vir, shines at apparent magnitude 8.58 and has spectral type K2V.

Its spectrum reads K2V — 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 116012 in the constellation Vir. At apparent magnitude 8.58, it is an easy target for binoculars.

Like any astronomical target, HD 116012 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 116012 is a trash star

HD 116012 scores 11 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 4 points would lift it into a rarer tier.

That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, On the zodiac, 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.