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Regulus
Alpha Leonis, 32 Leonis
Image of Regulus
A comet pursues its lonely course around Regulus, the 'Royal Star' of Leo.
This blue dwarf star is slightly variable, but is always bright from an Earth-bound observer's perspective, with an apparent magnitude varying around +1.3. Regulus is also notable for lying almost exactly on the line of the Ecliptic. 		Location of Regulus
Regulus lies almost exactly on the Ecliptic, the apparent path of the Sun through the sky. This means that, once each year, the Sun will appear to pass directly in front of the star, an event which happens on or about the 22 August.
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