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Its story

2 Aurigae sits at the southern edge of Auriga, far from the dazzling Capella that anchors the constellation's pentagon. It is an orange giant 602 light-years away: an aged Sun, several times larger, gliding through the northern winter sky without demanding attention. Its glow is modest but steady —one of those stars a careful observer learns to recognise as a silent point of reference.