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Regulus

Regulus is the brightest object in the constellation Leo and one of the brightest stars in the night sky. It has the Bayer designation designated α Leonis, which is Latinized to Alpha Leonis, and abbreviated Alpha Leo or α Leo. Regulus appears single, but is actually a quadruple star system composed of four stars that are organized into two pairs. The…

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Apparent magnitude (V)
1.40 · 8.13 · 13.50
B−V color index
−0.11 · +0.86
Constellation
Leo
Declination
+11° 58′ 01.95″ · +11° 59′ 49.06″ · +11° 59′ 48.88″
Evolutionary stage
Blue straggler · Main sequence
Right ascension
10h 08m 22.311s · 10h 08m 12.788s · 10h 08m 12.897s

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Regulus

Nodes91
Edges90
Triples88
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021978
Components1

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related to Etymology and cultural associations · 27
Regulus → Arabic, Asad, Basiliscus, Basiliskos, Cor Leōnis, Fourteenth Star, Greek, Greek Kardia Leontos, In Chinese, In Indian, It, Kabelaced, Latin, Latinised, Leonis, Maghā, Nüzhu, Qalb, Rēgulus, Shaomin
related to Nomenclature · 16
Regulus → Alpha Leonis, Bayer, IAU Catalog, In, International Astronomical Union, It, July, Latin, Latinized, Leonis, Rēgulus, Star Names, The, The WGSN's, WGSN, Working Group
related to External links · 11
Regulus → Coma Star Cluster, Dwarf GalaxyBright Star Regulus, Dwarf GalaxyRegulus, Edge Archived, Leo, Mars, Portrait, Regulus OccultedRegulus, Spinning FastAPOD Pictures, Star, Wayback MachineEgg-Shaped Regulus
related to Observation · 6
Regulus → Earth, Moon, The, The BC, The Regulus, This
related to Stellar system · 6
Regulus → B8, Given, In, Kepler's, Keplerian, The
Apparent magnitude (V) · 3
Regulus → 1.40, 13.50, 8.13
Declination · 3
Regulus → +11° 58′ 01.95″, +11° 59′ 48.88″, +11° 59′ 49.06″
Right ascension · 3
Regulus → 10h 08m 12.788s, 10h 08m 12.897s, 10h 08m 22.311s
B−V color index · 2
Regulus → +0.86, −0.11
Evolutionary stage · 2
Regulus → Blue straggler, Main sequence

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star stars system leo years also leonis companion dwarf known mass one two period constellation magnitude venus object night bayer

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
RegulusApparent magnitude (V)1.401.00infobox
RegulusApparent magnitude (V)8.131.00infobox
RegulusApparent magnitude (V)13.501.00infobox
RegulusB−V color index−0.111.00infobox
RegulusB−V color index+0.861.00infobox
RegulusConstellationLeo1.00infobox
RegulusDeclination+11° 58′ 01.95″1.00infobox
RegulusDeclination+11° 59′ 49.06″1.00infobox
RegulusDeclination+11° 59′ 48.88″1.00infobox
RegulusEvolutionary stageBlue straggler1.00infobox
RegulusEvolutionary stageMain sequence1.00infobox
RegulusPronunciation.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-…1.00infobox
RegulusRight ascension10h 08m 22.311s1.00infobox
RegulusRight ascension10h 08m 12.788s1.00infobox
RegulusRight ascension10h 08m 12.897s1.00infobox
RegulusSpectral typeB8 IVn1.00infobox
RegulusSpectral typeK2 V + M4 V1.00infobox
RegulusU−B color index−0.361.00infobox
RegulusU−B color index+0.511.00infobox
RegulusVariable typeSuspected1.00infobox
Regulusis abrightest object in the constellation Leo and one of the brightest stars in the night sky0.90text
Regulusis amain star of the nakshatra Maghā0.90text

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