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Its story

In Triangulum, the small geometric constellation of the northern sky, an orange K-type star shines at about 514 light-years. Its light set out around 1512, when Michelangelo was finishing the Sistine Chapel ceiling and Europe was entering the full bloom of the Renaissance. Cooler than the Sun and amber-toned, it belongs to the group of mature giants — a calm bonfire in one of the most discreet corners of the firmament.