SIRIUS
"scorching"
Other Names
- Canicula; Dog Star; Aschere.
- Alpha Canis Majoris
- HR 2491
- HD 48915
Data
- RA 06 45 08.9
- Dec -16 42 58
- V -1.46
- B-V 0.00
- Spectral Type A1Vm
Sirius is the brightest star in the sky, after the Sun.
Take a look at the list of the Brightest Stars
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