Sirius
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sirius-206-68302
title:
Sirius
text:
Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. Its name is derived from the Greek word Σείριος, meaning lit. 'glowing' or 'scorching'. The star is designated α Canis Majoris, Latinized to Alpha Canis Majoris, and abbreviated α CMa or Alpha CMa. With a visual apparent magnitude of −1.46, Sirius is almost twice as bright as Canopus, the next brightest star. Sirius is a binary star consisting of a main-sequence star of spectral type A0 or A1, termed Sirius A, and a faint white dwarf companion of sp
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encyclopedia
description:
Brightest star in the night sky, in the constellation Canis Major
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius
date created:
2001-09-08T22:44:24Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T14:47:37Z
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13
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