आकरनार तारा vs मघा तारा

Property आकरनार तारा मघा तारा
पदनाम Alp Eri 32Alp Leo
नक्षत्रमंडल N/A Leo
वर्णक्रम वर्ग Class B — B-type (Blue-White) Class B — B-type (Blue-White)
आभासी परिमाण +0.45 +1.36
निरपेक्ष परिमाण -2.70 -0.57
दूरी 139 ly 79.3 ly
द्रव्यमान N/A N/A
त्रिज्या N/A N/A
तापमान N/A N/A
दीप्तिमानता N/A N/A

Key Differences

  • Both are rapidly rotating hot stars that are noticeably oblate due to centrifugal force.
  • Achernar's equatorial diameter is 56% larger than its polar diameter — the flattest bright star known.
  • Achernar is a B-type star at ~14,500 K; Regulus is also B-type at ~12,460 K.
  • Achernar is in Eridanus at 139 light-years; Regulus is in Leo at 79 light-years.
  • Regulus sits almost exactly on the ecliptic and is frequently occulted by the Moon.

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