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Regulus
blue-white · Leo · α Leo
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About this star
Regulus is a blue-white star in the constellation Leo, 79 ly from Earth. The light leaving it tonight began travelling 79 years ago — bright enough to find with your own eyes on a clear night.
- Designation
- α Leo · HIP 49669
- Spectral type
- B8 IVn · blue-white
- Right ascension
- 10h 08m 22s
- Declination
- +11° 58′ 02″
- Magnitude
- 1.36 naked-eye
- Distance
- 79 ly
Coordinates are J2000 epoch, checkable against any astronomical source or planetarium app.