Celestial Objects

Sirius

Binary Star System

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General Reference

Space and Astronomy Atlas. "Sirius." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/sirius.

APA Style

Space and Astronomy Atlas. (n.d.). Sirius. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/sirius

BibTeX

@misc{spaceandastronomyatlas-sirius,
  author = {Space and Astronomy Atlas},
  title = {Sirius},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/sirius},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Sirius is the brightest star in Earth's night sky, a binary system about 8.6 light-years away in the constellation Canis Major consisting of the main-sequence star Sirius A and its faint white dwarf companion, Sirius B.

Facts

Object Type

Star System 1

Sources

1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)

Wikimedia Foundationen.wikipedia.org, Sirius, lead section

Quote, en.wikipedia.org, Sirius, lead section

Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky, located in the southern constellation of Canis Major.

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