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Regulus (Alpha Leonis) (Apr 12, 2004)
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| Type: |
Main sequence star (Class B7)
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| Brightness: |
1.35 mag
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| Distance: |
77 ly
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| Colour: |
blue-white
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| Luminosity (Sun = 1): |
140 x
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| Mass (Sun = 1): |
3.5 x
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| Temperature: |
12,000 degrees approx.
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| Diameter: |
7 solar radii
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| Notes: | |
| Regulus has a fainter companion which is a double star itself. It is a hundred times as far away from Regulus as Pluto is from the Sun. Regulus and the double partner orbit each other within at least 130,000 years. | |