Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. Its name is derived from the Greek word Σείριος (Latin script: Seirios), meaning lit. 'glowing' or 'scorching'. The star is designated α Canis Majoris, Latinized to Alpha Canis Majoris, and abbreviated α CMa or Alpha CMa.

Sep 9, 2019 · Sirius, Alpha Canis Majoris (α CMa), is the brightest star in the night sky and one of the nearest star systems to Earth. It has an apparent magnitude of -1.46 and lies at a distance of only 8.6 light years from the Sun.

Jan 14, 2025 · Sirius, brightest star in the night sky, with apparent visual magnitude −1.46. It is a binary star in the constellation Canis Major. The bright component of the binary is a blue-white star 25.4 times as luminous as the Sun.

Dec 6, 2019 · Sirius A is a binary star, and it is the brightest star in the night sky located in the Canis Majoris constellation. The name Sirius is derived from the Greek word “Seirios” meaning “glowing” or “scorching.” It has a visual apparent magnitude of -1.46, being twice as bright as Canopus, the second brightest star.

Jun 23, 2022 · Let’s take a look at the top-3 brightest stars in Canis Major. Sirius – Alpha Canis Majoris. Sirius (α CMa, HR 2491, HIP 32349), which means “scorching” or “glowing” in Greek, is the brightest star (right after the Sun) and the 7th brightest celestial body (magnitude -1.46).

Sirius, also designated as α Canis Majoris (alpha Canis Majoris), is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Canis Major. Sirius visual magnitude is -1.46. Because of its brightness, Sirius is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily ...

Jun 29, 2014 · Sirius, also known as the Dog Star, α Canis Majoris (Alpha Canis Majoris), or Canicula, is the brightest star in the night sky. It lies at a distance of 8.60 light years (2.64 parsecs) from Earth, in the constellation Canis Major, the Greater Dog.

Sirius is also known as the Dog star, after all it is in the Big Dog constellation of Canis Major. Sirius is a binary star system. The main blue star referred to as "A" and a small white dwarf star which is "B". Sirius is the brightest star in the constellation and the night sky.

Located in the constellation of Canis Major, Sirius shines with an apparent magnitude of -1.46. It's noticeably brighter than its nearest rival Canopus (α Car mag. -0.72) and four times more brilliant than Arcturus , the brightest star in the northern section of sky.

Jan 31, 2012 · Sirius or Alpha Canis Majoris (Alp CMa) is the brightest naked eye star in the constellation Canis Major. With an apparent magnitude of -1.44, Sirius is the 1st brightest star in the entire sky (see: 50 Brightest Stars ).