Star
Sirius
α Canis Majoris · HIP 32349 · White star
True colour from its B–V index (0.01) — a surface around 10,000 K.
Distance
8.6 light-years
Spectral type
A0m...
Brightness
mag -1.44
Absolute mag
1.45
Luminosity
23 × Sun
Surface
~10,000 K
Right ascension
6h 45m 09s
Declination
−16° 43′
- Sirius is a white star in Canis Major.
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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.