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Its story

In Lupus, a southern constellation whose origin goes back to the ancient Greek catalogs, shines this yellow-white F-type star, slightly hotter than the Sun. Its light set out 180 years ago, around 1844, when Samuel Morse was sending the first telegraph message —«What hath God wrought?»— between Washington and Baltimore. Its lemony glow and modest presence place it among the stars that trace the discreet yet essential outline of the southern firmament's figures.