Regulus, in astronomy
Regulus (rĕg`yələs), brightest star in the constellation Leo Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac...... Click the link for more information. ; Bayer designation Alpha Leonis; 1992 position R.A. 10h08m, Dec. +12°00'. A bluish-white main-sequence star of spectral class spectral class, in astronomy, a classification of the stars by their spectrum and luminosity. In 1885, E. C. Pickering began the first extensive attempt to classify the stars spectroscopically.
..... Click the link for more information. B7 V, its apparent magnitude magnitude, in astronomy, measure of the brightness of a star or other celestial object. The stars cataloged by Ptolemy (2d cent. A.D.), all visible with the unaided eye, were ranked on a brightness scale such that the brightest stars were of 1st magnitude and the
..... Click the link for more information. of 1.35 makes it one of the 25 brightest stars in the sky. Its distance from the earth is about 85 light-years. Regulus is a visual triple star. Its name is Latin for "prince."
Regulus, in Roman history
Regulus (Marcus Atilius Regulus) (rĕg`y
ləs), d. c.250 B.C., Roman general in the First Punic War. While consul (267 B.C.) he conquered the Sallentini and captured Brundisium (now Brindisi). He became consul a second time (256), defeated the Carthaginians at sea, and waged war against them in Africa, at first with success. Soon afterward the Carthaginians won a complete victory and captured (255) Regulus. He was sent on parole to solicit peace from the Romans, but instead he advised the senate against accepting the Punic terms or exchanging prisoners. Resisting persuasions to break his parole, he returned to Carthage, where he was supposedly tortured to death. The story made Regulus famous as a Roman patriot-martyr.Regulus
Marcus Atilius . died ?250 bc, Roman general; consul (267; 256). Captured by the Carthaginians in the First Punic War, he was sent to Rome on parole to deliver the enemy's peace terms, advised the Senate to refuse them, and was tortured to death on his return to Carthage
regulus [′reg·yə·ləs]
(metallurgy)
Impure metal formed beneath the slag during smelting or reduction of ores.
Regulus [′reg·yə·ləs]
(astronomy)
A star of stellar magnitude 1.34, about 67 light-years from the sun, spectral classification B8, in the constellation Leo; the star α Leonis. Also known as Little Ruler.
(ordnance)
A United States surface-to-surface, jet-powered guided missile; it is equipped with a nuclear warhead, and launched from a surfaced submarine or a cruiser.
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