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Its story

It is part of Centaurus, the constellation of the mythical centaur riding the southern sky. Its yellow-white tone places it among the F-class stars, slightly hotter and more luminous than the Sun. The light reaching our eyes today set out nearly 89 years ago, when Spain was entering its civil war and the world was leaning over the brink of a second world war. Steady, with no perceptible flicker, it offers one of those serene presences that populate stellar maps as firm points of reference.