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Proper Names	Zosma, Duhr, Zubra
Bayer Designation	Delta Leonis
Flamsteed Number	68 Leonis
HR (BSC)	4357
HD	97603
Constellation	Leo
Right Ascension	11h 14m 7s
Declination	+20° 31' 25"
Distance	58 light years 18 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +2.6 Absolute: +1.3
Spectral Class	A4V white main sequence star
Optimum Visibility	March / April
Notes	One of the stars marking the hindquarters of Leo the Lion, Zosma is a white star more the twice the diameter of the Sun with a unusually rapid rate of rotation. It is potentially a variable of pulsating Delta Scuti classification.

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