# Sirius on SpaceSphere

> The brightest star in the night sky, both for its own strong light and because it is one of our closest neighbours.

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Star

The brightest star in the night sky, both for its own strong light and because it is one of our closest neighbours.

## Facts

- **Position**: 101.28710, -16.71610 (Source: Yale Bright Star Catalogue)
- **Distance**: about 8.7 light years (Source: Yale Bright Star Catalogue parallax)
- **Brightness**: about -1.46 (Source: Yale Bright Star Catalogue)
- **Spectral class**: A1Vm (Source: Yale Bright Star Catalogue)
- **Surface temperature**: about 8,500 K (Worked out by us from the spectral class)
- **Constellation**: Canis Major (Source: Yale Bright Star Catalogue)

## Catalogue designations

HR2491

Source: Yale Bright Star Catalogue HR number

## Can you see it tonight?

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