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By: Kaylee Sands

Sirius A. By: Kaylee Sands. Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. Greek for “Scorcher” Also called the “Dog Star”. Sirius is 23 times the sun’s luminosity which means it’s 23 times as bright as the sun. Absolute visual magnitude of 1.42. Video.

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By: Kaylee Sands

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  1. Sirius A By: Kaylee Sands Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky.

  2. Greek for “Scorcher” Also called the “Dog Star”

  3. Sirius is 23 times the sun’s luminosity which means it’s 23 times as bright as the sun.

  4. Absolute visual magnitude of 1.42. Video

  5. Sirius A is white main sequence star of spectral type

  6. Sirius was not visible in the night sky during the summer months therefore the Greeks thought that Sirius added its heat to that of the sun.

  7. The mass of the Sirius A star is 2.02

  8. Picture’s of Sirius Sirius B Sirius A

  9. THE END!!

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