Tau

Its story

Tau Sculptoris is a yellow-white F-type star about 226 light-years away, in the constellation of the Sculptor —another modern stroke by Lacaille, devised to honour the artist's workshop. The region is discreet, with no bright stars, but it hides the south Galactic pole, a clean window toward extragalactic depths. Tau is one of the small beacons adorning that silent corner of the sky.