By Nakwan Walker  It’s the brightest star in the constellation Leo.

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By Nakwan Walker

 It’s the brightest star in the constellation Leo

TThe star’s name regulus comes from the Latin word Rex which means King IIt is associated with many cultures like the Greeks, Arabs, and Ancient Babylon IIt also is know as one of the four Royal Stars of the Heavens

 These four stars are thought to be sentinels watching over other stars and make a fixed cross to heaven

 It spins rapidly on its axis  It’s the 21 st brightest star that can be seen from earth  Its hotter and bigger than our sun

 Its around the age of 1 billion years old!!!!

IIts about 15,400⁰ K IIts about 15,713⁰ C

IIt is well placed in the evening sky during about January to June

 Its about 77 light-years away.  Its puts out nearly 350 times the energy the sun does

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