Regulus star system

GPTKB entity

Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:age about 50–300 million years
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 1.35
gptkbp:brightestStar gptkb:Regulus_A
gptkbp:cataloguedIn gptkb:Henry_Draper_Catalogue
gptkb:Hipparcos_Catalogue
gptkb:Bright_Star_Catalogue
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Regulus_A
gptkb:Regulus_B
gptkb:Regulus_C
gptkb:Regulus_D
gptkbp:containsPlanet true
gptkbp:declination +11° 58′ 02″
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth about 79 light years
gptkbp:flattenedShape Regulus A is oblate due to rapid rotation
gptkbp:hasCompanion K-type star (Regulus B)
M-type star (Regulus C)
white dwarf (Regulus D)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Regulus star system
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Leo
gptkbp:luminosity about 288 times solar (Regulus A)
gptkbp:massOfPrimary about 3.8 solar masses (Regulus A)
gptkbp:notableFor one of the brightest stars in the night sky
rapidly rotating primary star
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Alpha_Leonis
gptkb:BD+12_2056
gptkb:HD_87901
gptkb:HIP_49669
gptkb:HR_3982
gptkb:SAO_98967
gptkbp:radiusOfPrimary about 3.1 solar radii (Regulus A)
gptkbp:rightAscension 10h 08m 22.3s
gptkbp:rotationPeriod about 320 km/s (Regulus A)
gptkbp:spectralType B7V (Regulus A)
gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Regulus_C
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6