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Its story

At 302 light-years in winding Hydra shines an orange class K star. Its light began its journey around 1724, when Bach was taking up his post in Leipzig and European astronomy cabinets were debating the transit of Venus due decades later. It is cooler than the Sun and likely more massive: K stars at this magnitude range tend to be mature giants, with a steady golden-orange light enduring across millions of years.