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Inconsistent age of HD140283

The current text reads: "Another star, HD 140283, is 14.5 ± 0.7 billion years old."

This is inconsistent with the prevailing theory of the age of the universe (around 13.8 billion years). The article on HD 140283 notes that "...more recent models of its stellar evolution have suggested revision of the star's age to 13.7 billion years."

Suggest the text be corrected to that later revision. Sbamberger (talk) 03:48, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The large uncertainty brings the value in line with the accepted age of the universe. Although it would be sensible to use the 13.7 billion year value here. Polyamorph (talk) 07:25, 25 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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