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Its story

26 Aquilae shines 154 light-years away inside the constellation of the Eagle, whose wings stretch along the river of the summer Milky Way. It is a G-type star, a close cousin of the Sun in chemistry and temperature, though already entering a brighter chapter of its life. Set near Altair yet unassuming, it reminds us that beside the dominant stars there are others almost familiar —suns ageing as ours will one day.