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Sirius is a star system and the brightest star in the Earth's night sky. With a visual apparent magnitude of −1.46, it is almost twice as bright as Canopus, the next brightest star. The system has the Bayer designation Alpha Canis Majoris.

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Surface temperature: 9,940 K
Distance to Earth: 8.611 light years
Mass: 4.018 × 10^30 kg (2.02 M☉)
Radius: 1.191 million km (1.711 R☉)
Constellation: Canis Major
Semi-major axis (a): 7.4957 ± 0.0025″
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Here is a picture of Sirius B compared to Earth
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