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Rho Leonis (ρ Leo) is a binary star in the zodiac constellation of Leo and like the prominent nearby star Regulus it is located near the ecliptic. With an apparent visual magnitude of 3.9 this star can be readily seen with the naked eye at night. Parallax measurements give a distance estimate of about 5400 light-years (1700 parsecs) from the Earth.This is an enormous star with about 21 times the Sun’s mass and 37 times the Sun’s radius.
