Sirius (α Canis Majoris) is a white A-type star (A0mA1 Va + DA2) in the constellation of Big Dog.
With a visual apparent magnitude of -1.46, Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky and almost twice as bright as the next brightest star . Only 8.6 light years away from earth, Sirius is also one of the closest stars in our neighborhood. It's age of around 240 million years make it a youngster compared to the five billion years of our own Sun.
Sirius is the main star of Big Dog, the Hunting Dogs. Due to its brightness, it obtained a significant role in many ancient cultures.
Declination
-16.7131°
Right ascension
6h 45m 9.25s (101.28854°)
The magnitude (brightness) is measured on a logarithmic scale. Small numbers mean bright stars: A star with a brightness of 1 mag is 100 times brighter that an star with 6 mag.
Magnitude
-1.19 mag
The distance is measured in light years (LY). A light year is the distance, that light travels within one year. 1 LJ is equal to about 5,878,630,000,000 miles.
Distance
99 ly
Tycho-Identifier
5949:2777:1
This star belongs to the huge UCAC 3 catalog. It is identified by this number in the UCAC 3 catalog.
UCAC3-Identifier
HIP-Identifier
32349
Spectral type
A0mA1 Va + DA2
Color index
0.01
Every star belongs to a constellation, and 12 of those constellations are part of the zodiac.
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Sirius, a binary star, consisting of the main sequence star Sirius A and the faint white dwarf companion Sirius B.
Image credit: NASA, ESA and G. Bacon (STScI)
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