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Its story

16 Orionis is a white A-type star about 178 light-years away, leaning at the northwestern edge of the hunter. Hotter and more luminous than the Sun, it offers that clean, near-metallic light betraying young hydrogen suns. Its glow, modest to the naked eye, gains presence through binoculars: a precise pinpoint among the stars surrounding the unmistakable winter silhouette of Orion.