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Its story

In the small constellation of the Little Fox, 2,038 light-years away, shines an orange type-K star whose light departed in the days of the Roman Empire, when Augustus was consolidating a realm that spanned the Mediterranean. It is a luminous giant: though its surface is cooler than the Sun's, its swollen size and advanced age give it an extraordinary intrinsic brilliance. Its deep amber tone is that of a noble ember, sustained by the slowness of stars that age without haste.