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Its story

6 Canis Minoris holds a discreet place in the Lesser Dog, the compact constellation tucked beside Procyon. It is an orange giant 572 light-years away —a star that has crossed the threshold of stellar middle age and now burns redder, broader, and calmer than the Sun. Its muted glow contrasts with Procyon's piercing white nearby: two ways of growing old as a star, visible in a single glance.