Question

what is the name of the brightest star in the sky apart from the sun ?

Answer 1

$\mathcal{\green{\huge{SIRIUS}}}$

Sirius is highly visible in the Northern Hemisphere's winter night sky, because the star has a high luminosity, or intrinsic brightness, relativeto other stars, and because it's relatively close to Earth (8.6 light-years away). According to NASA,Sirius has a mass that's two times that of Earth's sun.

Answer 2

Answer : Sirius

Extra information :

The brightest star in the sky apart from the sun is Sirius, also known as the “Dog Star” or “Sirius A”.

Sirius lies close to Orion (Vyadha) constellation. It is visible during the winter season. It can't be seen with the naked eye, we need a telescope.

It is a binary star system consisting of two stars :

(1) Sirius A (Main-sequence star).

(2) Sirius B (White Dwarf).