Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  32 Leo)  ·  Cor Leonis  ·  IC 591  ·  Kabeleced (α Leo  ·  Rex  ·  The star Regulus
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Ghost Of Regulus/UGC 5470/ Regulus Dwarf/ Leo I, Ari Paulechen Junior
Ghost Of Regulus/UGC 5470/ Regulus Dwarf/ Leo I
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Ghost Of Regulus/UGC 5470/ Regulus Dwarf/ Leo I

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Ghost Of Regulus/UGC 5470/ Regulus Dwarf/ Leo I, Ari Paulechen Junior
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Ghost Of Regulus/UGC 5470/ Regulus Dwarf/ Leo I

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Leo I is located only 12 arc minutes from Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation. For that reason, the galaxy is sometimes called the Regulus Dwarf. Scattered light from the star makes studying the galaxy more difficult, and it was not until the 1990s that it was detected visually.

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Ghost Of Regulus/UGC 5470/ Regulus Dwarf/ Leo I, Ari Paulechen Junior