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Its story

In Volans, the flying fish, a constellation traced by Dutch navigators in the southern sky, a cool red M-class giant shines from some seven hundred and seven light years away. Its current light set off around the year 1318, during the transition from Gothic to early Italian Renaissance. The reddish tone, low surface temperature and enormous volume make it a star very unlike the Sun, despite being no farther than some brilliant neighbours.