Regulus

triple star system From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Regulus
Remove ads

Regulus, also named Alpha Leonis, is the brightest star in the Leo constellation. It is a blue main sequence star 3.5 times larger than the Sun. [1][2]

Thumb
Regulus through Celestron CGEM DX 1100 @ F6.3, Canon T3i, Televue 4X Powermate, ISO 800, 30 sec exposure

Regulus might look like one star, but it's actually a quadruple star system composed of four stars organized into two pairs. Regulus is approximately 79 light years from the Solar System.

Remove ads

References

Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Remove ads