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Regulus (α Leo / α Leonis / Alpha Leonis) is the brightest star in the Constellation Leo and One Of The Brightest Stars in the nighttime sky. Regulus is approximately 77.5 Light Year s from Earth 's Solar System . Its name is Latin for "prince." It is also known as Al Kalb Al Asad, from Arabic '''القلب الأسد''' ''al-qalb {Link without Title} al-´asad'', meaning "the heart of the lion." This phrase is sometimes approximated as '''Kabelaced''', or translated into Latin as '''Cor Leonis'''. In Hindu Astronomy , Regulus corresponds to the Nakshatra Magha . Regulus is considered the last first magnitude star in the sky because the next brightest star, Adhara , has a magnitude of 1.50, officially making it a second magnitude star. Of the brightest stars in the sky, Regulus is closest to the ecliptic, and the sun makes its closest approach around August 23 of each year. This fact also means that Regulus is regularly Occulted by the Moon. Regulus has about 3.5 times the of gravity would not be enough to keep it from tearing itself apart. This star has a pair of small, faint companions in the form of a Binary Star system. These stars are separated by about 100 AU s and orbit each other every 2,000 years. This pair is separated from the much larger Regulus A by about 4,200 AU and the orbit the main star with a period of over 130,000 years. ASTROLOGY Regulus was one of the four " Royal Stars " of the Persians around 3000 BC . It was one of the fifteen Behenian Stars to Medieval Astrologer s, associated with Granite , Mugwort , and the Kabbalistic symbol . In the religion of Stregheria , Regulus is a Fallen Angel and Quarter Guardian of the Southern Gate . REGULUS IN FICTION In the Star Trek universe, Regulus is under the control of the Romulan Star Empire REFERENCES
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