---
title: "GJ 3053"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/gliese-gj-3053"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. GJ 3053 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/gliese-gj-3053"
---

# GJ 3053

GJ 3053 is an M red [star](https://spacecatalog.org/stars) in the constellation [Cetus](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/cetus), 45.30 ly from Earth, shining at apparent magnitude 14.20 (V). Other catalogues list it as LHS 1140.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Red star
- **HOW FAR:** 45.30 ly — The light arriving now left it that long ago.
- **HOW BRIGHT (V):** 14.20 — Faint: it takes a large telescope.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Cetus](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/cetus) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | M red star |
| DISTANCE FROM EARTH | 45.30 ly — by parallax |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V) | 14.20 |
| ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE (V) | 13.49 |
| CONSTELLATION | Cetus |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 00h 45m 00.3s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | −15° 16′ 22.1″ |

## Catalogue data

### WHAT KIND OF THING IT IS

What the object is in itself, rather than how it happens to look from here.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Spectral type | m |
| Luminosity | 0.000350913 L☉ |

### WHERE IT IS AND HOW IT MOVES

Position, motion across the sky and the size it covers on it. These are measurements of the object as seen from here, so every one of them depends on where here is.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Proper motion (RA) | 311.88 mas/yr |
| Proper motion (Dec) | −581.66 mas/yr |
| Radial velocity | 0 km/s |

## Also known as

- Exoplanet host: LHS 1140
- Gliese: GJ 3053

## Source

[HYG Database v4.1](https://github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database) — CC-BY-SA-4.0

The producer asks: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-hyg

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. GJ 3053 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/gliese-gj-3053

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_gliese-gj-3053,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{GJ 3053}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/gliese-gj-3053},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from HYG Database v4.1.}
}
```

HYG Database v4.1 — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/gliese-gj-3053