The deep orange mark surrounding HN Librae to the north in this image is not part of the star, but rather shows its progress across the sky over time. At a distance of just over twenty light years, HN Librae is a relatively close neighbour of the Sun, and it is typical of such nearby stars to show high proper motion across the sky. In this case of HN Librae, this proper motion is not so pronounced as in many comparable cases, but it is nonetheless sufficient to be detectable in this image. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas
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