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theadvancedapes · 4134 days ago · link · · parent · post: The Oldest Star (and some thoughts on theory)
The star is actually not that distant from our solar system (I failed to mention it in the article but it is actually in the Milky Way galaxy right now). It was probably ejected from a primitive dwarf galaxy earlier in its life, which explains a few odd things about its current orbit through our galaxy. In short, we are looking at light that was emitted fairly recently (on astronomical light year scales).