Regulus

Regulus is a blue subgiant (spectral type B8IV) about 79 light-years away. With an apparent magnitude of 1.36 it is a very bright, conspicuous star.

Lies almost exactly on the ecliptic and is often occulted by the Moon.

Its light output is roughly 140 times that of the Sun (a rough estimate in visible light, calculated from brightness and distance).

From Germany (52° N) it rises and sets; it is best seen in the evening in February.