Regulus
triple star system From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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.
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