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   What is the brightest star in the night sky?

   • Our own sun, for example, is spectral type G2. Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky, and sometimes the brightest object of all. The Moon and the planets Jupiter, Venus and Mars — and occasionally Mercury — are the only natural objects that are bright enough to outshine it when they're above the horizon.

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   Is Sirius the brightest star in the night sky?

   • Bottom line: Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky as seen from Earth and is visible from both hemispheres. And it lies just 8.6 light-years away in the constellation Canis Major the Greater Dog. Deborah Byrd created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994.

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   What is the brightest star viewed from Earth?

   • The Sun is the brightest star as viewed from Earth, at −26.78 mag. The second brightest is Sirius at −1.46 mag. For comparison, the brightest non-stellar objects in the Solar System have maximum brightnesses of: Any exact order of the visual brightness of stars is not perfectly defined for four reasons:

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   What is the brightest star in the sky in February?

   • Thank you, Sergei! Note bright Sirius is on the bottom, and Orion’s Belt pointing to it. February is perfect for both Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere observers to view the brightest star in the sky: Sirius. As part of the constellation Canis Major the Greater Dog, Sirius also earns the nickname of the Dog Star.

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   The Sun is the brightest star as viewed from Earth, at −26.78 mag. The second brightest is Sirius at −1.46 mag. For comparison, the brightest non-stellar objects in the Solar System have maximum brightnesses of: the Moon −12.7 mag; Venus −4.92 mag; Jupiter −2.94 mag; Mars −2.94 mag; Mercury −2.48 mag; Saturn −0.55 mag

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   Nov 24, 2022 · The brightest star in the night sky, Sirius, is often referred to as the "dog star" as it's located in the constellation of Canis Major or the "greater dog". But there's another, somewhat...

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   The brightest star in the night sky changes more often than you might think. This is our guide to which star is brightest and when.

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   Jun 11, 2024 · Sirius A is the brightest star in the night sky. (more) These are the 26 brightest stars as seen from Earth, listed in descending order of brightness. The list includes each star’s apparent magnitude and constellation (except for the Sun).

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   Jun 10, 2024 · Sirius, brightest star in the night sky, with apparent visual magnitude −1.46. It is a binary star in the constellation Canis Major. The bright component of the binary is a blue-white star 25.4 times as luminous as the Sun.

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   Oct 24, 2023 · Sirius, also known as the Dog Star or Sirius A, is the brightest star in Earth's night sky. The name means "glowing" in Greek — a fitting description, as only a few planets, the full moon and the...

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    Feb 2, 2024 · Bottom line: Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky as seen from Earth and is visible from both hemispheres. And it lies just 8.6 light-years away in the constellation Canis Major the ...