Regulus Comparison Table

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Regulus comparison table

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B star O, B, A, and early F 11000 to 28000 K blue-white He I early star Blue-white star of spectral type B whose spectra are characterized by absorption lines of neutral helium which reach their maximum intensity at B2. The Balmer lines of hydrogen are strong, and lines of singly ionized oxygen and other gases are also present.

dwarf greater than 1000 Kelvin d star main sequence star Star with mass equal to or less than that of the sun. More generally, any star on or below the main sequence in the Hertzprung-Russell diagram. V

Regulus B8 V Leo 11000 to 28000 K dwarf blue-white d 26 pc He I alpha Leo A visual triple B8 V star. V

Subject	has spectral type	is part of	has surface temperature	is an instance of	has color	has symbol	has distance	has absorption line	is a kind of	has synonym	has definition	has luminosity class
B star	O, B, A, and early F		11000 to 28000 K		blue-white			He I	early star		Blue-white star of spectral type B whose spectra are characterized by absorption lines of neutral helium which reach their maximum intensity at B2. The Balmer lines of hydrogen are strong, and lines of singly ionized oxygen and other gases are also present.
dwarf			greater than 1000 Kelvin			d			star	main sequence star	Star with mass equal to or less than that of the sun. More generally, any star on or below the main sequence in the Hertzprung-Russell diagram.	V
Regulus	B8 V	Leo	11000 to 28000 K	dwarf	blue-white	d	26 pc	He I		alpha Leo	A visual triple B8 V star.	V

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