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Its story
Lost within vast Sagittarius —the direction of the galactic centre, where the Milky Way runs thick— this orange K-giant lets a warm light escape. Its 251-year flight launched it into space around 1775, as the thirteen American colonies were quietly drafting their declaration of independence.
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.52
- Distance
- 251.5 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 271.951° · Dec -17.154°
- Catalogue
- HIP 88816 · HD 165687
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