Sirius
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Summary
Sirius is a binary star[1]. Sirius ranks in the top 0.37% of binary star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32,780 views/month, #1 of 267).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: navigational star[3], spectroscopic binary[4]
- Constellation: Canis Major[5]
- Spectral class: A1Vm/DA2[6], A1V+DA[7]
- Part of: Winter Hexagon[8], Winter Triangle[9]
- Commons category: Sirius[10]
- Has part(s): Sirius A[11], Sirius B[12]
- Catalog code: LHS 219k[13], NSV 17173[14], RAFGL 1007[15], TD1 8027[16], UBV 6709[17], WDS J06451-1643A,BC[18], ADS 5423 A[19], CCDM J06451-1643A[20], CEL 1368[21], FK5 257[22], GCRV 4392[23], GJ 244 A[24], HD 48915A[25], IDS 06408-1635 A[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sirius[27]
- Commons gallery: Sirius[28]
- Apparent magnitude: -1.51[29], -1.46[30], -1.43[31], -1.36[32], -1.33[33], -1.35[34]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[35], Otto's encyclopedia[36], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[37], The Star Trek Encyclopedia[38], The New Student's Reference Work[39], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[40]
- Present in work: Birth of the Federation[41]
- Absolute magnitude: 11.8[42]
- Different from: Syriusz[43]
- Luminosity: 25.4 solar luminosity[44]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Sirius include Sirius Black[45], an animagus[46]; Sothic cycle[47], a cyclic process[48], in Egypt[49]; HMS Sirius[50], a shipwreck[51], in Australia[52]; IK Sirius[53], a multisports club[54], in Sweden[55], founded in 1907[56]; MV Sirius[57], a ship[58]; and Sirius Knoll[59], a hill[60].
Why It Matters
Sirius has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] Sirius is known by 99 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]
Entities named for Sirius include Sirius Black[45], an animagus[46]; Sothic cycle[47], a cyclic process[48], in Egypt[49]; HMS Sirius[50], a shipwreck[51], in Australia[52]; IK Sirius[53], a multisports club[54], in Sweden[55], founded in 1907[56]; MV Sirius[57], a ship[58]; and Sirius Knoll[59], a hill[60].