b Leonis


Beta Leonis is named Denebola, "The Lion's Tail".

The second-brightest star in Leo at 2.14 visual magnitude, it's 36 light years away.

Denebola is 25º east of Regulus, and slightly north. It's easily found with the naked eye: Denebola.

Between Regulus and Denebola is the fainter theta Leonis. Placing theta at the top of your glasses, you'll see iota near the bottom, and in between are M65 and M66: binoculars


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