Alpha Leonis

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:age 50-200 million years
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Regulus
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 1.35
gptkbp:BayerDesignation gptkb:Alpha_Leonis
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:BD+12_2056
gptkb:FK5_374
gptkb:HD_87901
gptkb:HIP_49669
gptkb:HR_3982
gptkb:SAO_98967
gptkb:WDS_J10244+1149
gptkb:ADS_8119
gptkb:GC_13934
gptkbp:component gptkb:Regulus_A
gptkb:Regulus_B
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Leo
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:Royal_Star_of_Persia
associated with kingship in many cultures
gptkbp:declination +11° 58′ 02″
gptkbp:diameter 3.1 solar radii
gptkbp:discoveredBy known since antiquity
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 79 light years
gptkbp:eclipticProximity very close
gptkbp:FlamsteedDesignation gptkb:32_Leonis
gptkbp:hasExoplanet no
gptkbp:hasTraditionalName gptkb:Regulus
gptkbp:hasViewOf both hemispheres
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alpha Leonis
gptkbp:IAUApprovedName gptkb:Regulus
gptkbp:luminosity 288 times Sun
gptkbp:mass 3.8 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity -0.52 [Fe/H]
gptkbp:multipleStarSystem true
gptkbp:nameMeaning gptkb:Little_King_(Latin)
gptkbp:notableFor one of the brightest stars in the night sky
brightest star in Leo
gptkbp:numberOfConstituents 4
gptkbp:parallax 41.13 mas
gptkbp:properMotionRA -249.93 mas/yr
5.61 mas/yr
gptkbp:quaternaryComponent gptkb:Regulus_D
gptkbp:rightAscension 10h 08m 22.3s
gptkbp:rotationPeriod 317 km/s
gptkbp:spectralType B7V
gptkbp:temperature 12,000 K
gptkbp:tertiaryComponent gptkb:Regulus_C
gptkbp:variableStar no
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Regulus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5