Regulus

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Regulus —Latin for 'the little king'— marks the heart of the Lion and presides over the ecliptic, where Sun, Moon and planets graze her path. At 79 light-years, this blue-white star spins so quickly on its axis that it has flattened into a visible ellipsoid even to modern instruments. Persian and Arab astronomers called her «Qalb al-Asad», the lion's heart, long before Copernicus granted her an imperial title.

Constellation: Leo
Apparent magnitude: 1.36
Distance: 79.3 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 152.093° · Dec 11.967°
Catalogue: HIP 49669 · HD 87901

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