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Its story

Within Boötes, a yellow G-class star —a close cousin of the Sun— lives barely fifty-nine light-years from us. Its light departed when the first artificial satellites were orbiting Earth and space was ceasing to be only a dream. Variable and golden-toned, it pulses discreetly near the celestial herdsman, reminding us that familiar suns can be found very close by, if we know where to look.