Geography, asked by rm6151l, 5 months ago

What is Sirius ?????

Answers

Answered by uk0170771
30

Answer:

Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. The star is designated α Canis Majoris, Latinized to Alpha Canis Majoris, and abbreviated Alpha CMa or α CMa. With a visual apparent magnitude of −1.46, Sirius is almost twice as bright as Canopus, the next brightest star.

Distance to Earth: 8.611 light years

Surface temperature: 9,940 K

Distance: 8.60 ± 0.04 ly; (2.64 ± 0.01 pc)

Constellation: Canis Major

Coordinates: RA 6h 45m 9s | Dec -16° 42′ 58″

Semi-major axis (a): 7.4957 ± 0.0025″

Attachments:
Answered by Anonymous
5

Answer:

\huge\mathfrak\red{♡╣Answer╠♡}

Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. Its name is derived from the Greek wordThe star is designated α Canis Majoris, Latinized to Alpha Canis Majoris, and abbreviated Alpha CMa or α CMa. With a visual apparent magnitude of −1.46,r

Explanation:

Hope this may help you !!

Similar questions