Alpha Leo (Regulus)

NAME RA DEC MAG SEP PA

Alpha Leo (Regulus)

10 08.4 +11 58

1.4, 7.7

177"

307

Regulus is a wide double, easily split at 49x in an 8" scope. In fact, this pair is so wide that it doesn't really look like a double star. The primary is a brilliant white and the secondary is much fainter and also white.