Rho

Its story

Rho Lupi belongs to the Wolf, an ancient southern constellation wedged between Centaurus and Scorpius. It is a hot, blue-white B-type star some 316 light-years away, likely a member of the Scorpius-Centaurus association, the nearest group of young, massive stars to the Sun. Its sharp, energetic light is the unmistakable signature of stars born together only a few million years ago in that same patch of the sky.