Regulus (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From South El Monte , Regulus will become visible at around 20:51 (PDT), 34° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 38 minutes after the Sun at 23:43.
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Name
Regulus
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 10h08m22s [3] |
| Declination: | +11°58'01" [3] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 1.41 (V) [3] 1.36 (BT) [2] 1.40 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 24.3 parsec 79.3 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.04 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 248.8 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 271.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.52 |
Visibility from South El Monte
All times shown in South El Monte local time.
Events
| 23 May 2026 | – Lunar occultation of Regulus |
| 19 Jun 2026 | – Lunar occultation of Regulus |
| 16 Jul 2026 | – Lunar occultation of Regulus |
| 06 Oct 2026 | – Lunar occultation of Regulus |
| 03 Nov 2026 | – Lunar occultation of Regulus |
| 30 Nov 2026 | – Lunar occultation of Regulus |
| 08 Jul 2035 | – Lunar occultation of Regulus |
| 28 Sep 2035 | – Lunar occultation of Regulus |