Sirius

Summary

Sirius is a binary star^[1]. Sirius ranks in the top 0.37% of binary_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,995 views/month, #1 of 267).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sirius's image is recorded as Sirius.jpg^[3].
• Sirius's instance of is recorded as binary star^[4].
• Sirius's instance of is recorded as navigational star^[5].
• Sirius's instance of is recorded as spectroscopic binary^[6].
• Sirius's constellation is recorded as Canis Major^[7].
• Sirius's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316429980^[8].
• Sirius's spectral class is recorded as A1Vm/DA2^[9].
• Sirius's spectral class is recorded as A1V+DA^[10].
• Sirius's GND ID is recorded as 4181577-4^[11].
• Sirius's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85122983^[12].
• Sirius's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12302566r^[13].
• Sirius's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00571226^[14].
• Sirius's part of is recorded as Winter Hexagon^[15].
• Sirius's part of is recorded as Winter Triangle^[16].
• Sirius's Commons category is recorded as Sirius^[17].
• Sirius's has part is recorded as Sirius A^[18].
• Sirius's has part is recorded as Sirius B^[19].
• Sirius's catalog code is recorded as LHS 219k^[20].
• Sirius's catalog code is recorded as NSV 17173^[21].
• Sirius's catalog code is recorded as RAFGL 1007^[22].
• Sirius's catalog code is recorded as TD1 8027^[23].
• Sirius's catalog code is recorded as UBV 6709^[24].
• Sirius's catalog code is recorded as WDS J06451-1643A,BC^[25].
• Sirius's catalog code is recorded as ADS 5423 A^[26].
• Sirius's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J06451-1643A^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Winter Hexagon^[15], an asterism^[28] and Winter Triangle^[16], an asterism^[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include binary star^[4], navigational star^[5], and spectroscopic binary^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include LHS 219k^[20], NSV 17173^[21], RAFGL 1007^[22], TD1 8027^[23], UBV 6709^[24], and WDS J06451-1643A,BC^[25].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Sirius include Sirius Black^[30], an animagus^[31]; HMS Sirius^[32], a shipwreck^[33], in Australia^[34]; Sothic cycle^[35], a cyclic process^[36], in Egypt^[37]; IK Sirius^[38], a multisports club^[39], in Sweden^[40], founded in 1907^[41]; MV Sirius^[42], a ship^[43]; and Sirius Knoll^[44], a hill^[45].

Why It Matters

Sirius ranks in the top 0.37% of binary_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,995 views/month, #1 of 267).^[2] Sirius has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] Sirius is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for Sirius include Sirius Black^[30], an animagus^[31]; HMS Sirius^[32], a shipwreck^[33], in Australia^[34]; Sothic cycle^[35], a cyclic process^[36], in Egypt^[37]; IK Sirius^[38], a multisports club^[39], in Sweden^[40], founded in 1907^[41]; MV Sirius^[42], a ship^[43]; and Sirius Knoll^[44], a hill^[45].