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Sirius A

BASIC INFo

Sirius A is the brightest star in Earth's night sky and is part of the Sirius binary star system. It is located in the constellation Canis Major. Sirius A is a main-sequence star of spectral type A1V, and it is about twice as massive as the Sun. The Sirius system also includes a companion star known as Sirius B, which is a white dwarf.

ADVANCED INFO

Size: 1.5 million miles across

Mass: 2.063 solar masses

Distance from Earth: 8.611 light-years

Galaxy: Milky Way

Age: 200-300 million years old

Luminosity: 25.4 L

Type: A1V Main-sequence

Temperature: 17,420 Fahrenheit (9666.85 Celsius) (At surface)

SOME RANDOM FACTS

This is the brightest star in the night sky.
You can observe it without a telescope. (If it isn´t cloudy)
Sirius A is often referred to as the "Dog Star" because of its prominence in the constellation Canis Major, which means "Greater Dog."
It has been significant in many cultures. For example, in ancient Egypt. Its heliacal rising marked the beginning of the Nile Flood.

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