Regulus

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Meet Regulus, the Lion's Heart | EarthSky.org". earthsky.org. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  2. ↑ September 2013, Elizabeth Howell 21 (21 September 2013). "Regulus: The Kingly Star". Space.com. Retrieved 2020-05-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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