HD 140283 is a subgiant star 190 light years from Earth. It b | Outer Space 🚀

HD 140283 is a subgiant star 190 light years from Earth.

It belongs to the second generation of stars with low metal content.

Subgiant HD 140283 belongs to a group of highly ancient stars, born several hundred million years after the Big Bang. It was born in a dwarf galaxy that the Milky Way absorbed more than 12 billion years ago.

Below, I’ve attached a comparison of the size of HD 140283 with other stars that can be seen in the starry sky.