Larawag

Its story

Larawag glows orange at the heart of Scorpius, only 63.7 light-years away. A class-K star, cooler and older than the Sun, it ranks among the few stellar neighbours we see shining inside such a dramatic constellation. Its name comes from the Wardaman people of northern Australia, who regarded it as a guide for hunters and fishermen, a rare flash of indigenous astronomy among the Greek and Arabic names that populate the night sky.