Concepts in Astronomy #31. Finding Planets, Stars and Constellations: Leo

marcusantoniu26 (62)in #astronomy • 6 years ago

Finding Stars and Constellations: Leo

In order to find the constellation of Leo, the best thing to do is to look west early at night in a summer sky. The star Regulus is the brightest start of this constellation and it is between Pollux and Spica (closer to the former)

Regulus (Alpha Leonis) is actually a multiple star system, with Regulus A as its primary star. The radius of Regulus A is 3.09 times that of the Sun and it is located 79.3 light years from Earth

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