all about the regulus star by scott cusimano. regulus ’ background information radius: 3.15 –...
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All About The Regulus Star
By Scott Cusimano
Regulus’ background information
• Radius: 3.15–4.15/0.5/? Solar Radius• Color: White
•Temperature: 10,300–15,400 Kelvin
Luminosity: 150/0.31
Constellation: Leo
Mass: 3.5/0.8/0.2 Solar Mass
Age: 5 × 107 years
Distance From Sun: 79 Light Years
More information
Regulus is in the main sequence of the H-R diagram.
Regulus is also in the ”Large Star” stage of it’s life
Regulus started out as a nebula, and it will end as a black hole
Constellation Leo
Leo, pictured below, is a tale of a lion.
Leo was a vicious lion. He had terrorized
the city of Nemea. This caused Hercules to respond by killing ‘the beast’.
Constellation Leo
Here is one diagram of Leo. (The constellation)
Regulus is
located in the
red circle.
Citations
"Regulus -." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia. Web. 24 Nov. 2009. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulus>.
"Regulus." JIM KALER, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy, University of Illinois. 19 Sept. 2008. Web. 24 Nov. 2009. <http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/Regulus.html>.