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Its story

When this orange glow left Centaurus, Europe's printing presses were beginning to spread the first encyclopedias and the enlightened science of Diderot. It is a K-type star, cooler than the Sun, with the coppery calm of a distant ember. It shines in one of the oldest constellations in the sky, also home to Alpha Centauri, though it prefers to remain discreet.