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.

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