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Its story

Beneath Orion's feet, Lepus shelters a yellow G-type star about 268 light-years away. Its light set out around 1758, when Charles Messier was chasing comets in Paris and compiling the catalogue that still bears his name. It shares with the Sun the warm murmur of the G spectrum, yet stands farther and a touch brighter, like a tall candle in the neighbouring room.