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Algol
Sirius (Dog Star) has a radius of 1.711 Solar masses.
Algol (El Ghoul or demon) has a radius of 2.3 Solar masses.
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Eclipsing binary star in Perseus?
Algol
Which star is called the dog star?
the dog star is called sirius and is located south west of Orion belts in the southern hemisphere
Is Sirius also called the North Star?
No. The North Star is Polaris. Sirius is known as the Dog Star.
Which star is the biggest star known?
The biggest star that we know of is a red hypergiant called: VY Canis Majoris at 2,100 times the size of our Sun. VY Canis Majoris is in the same constellation as Sirius (The Dog Star). The sun is the star with the largest apparent size because it is the closest. Sirius (The Dog Star) is a binary star and the brightest star in the sky, other than the sun.
How is Sirius not the brightest star in the sky?
Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky, but the brightest overall is the sun.
Is Sirius the largest star?
No. Sirius is the brightest star in Earth's night sky, but how bright a star appears is a product of its actual brightness and its distance from us. Sirius itself is actually two stars with Sirius A emitting the vast majority of the system's light. Sirius A is a fairly large star, but others are much larger.
What is the algol star?
Algol is a bright three-star system that is part of the constellation Perseus. Other names for Algol are Demon Star, Gorgona, and El Ghoul.
What is the name of the star system Algol is in?
Algol is in the constellation Perseus.
The star Algol is estimated to have approximately the same luminosity as the star Aldebaran and approximately the same surface temperature as the star Rigel Algol is best classified as a?
Algol is a blue main-sequence star in the constellation Perseus
Is Sirius a dwarf star?
No, it is not a dwarf star. It's fairly large as stars go, but nowhere near the largest. However, because it is both fairly large and fairly close, Sirius is one of the brighter stars in our sky.
What is the temperature difference between Aldebaran and Algol?
Algol is a triple star system.Aldebaran: 4,010KAlgol A: 12,000K
Eclipsing binary star in Perseus?
Algol
Which star system is an eclipsing binary?
algol
What Are the majority of the stars?
Sirius (brightest star in the night sky, 6th closest star to the sun, also a binary star) Canis Majoris VY (largest star known to man)
Which star is called the dog star?
the dog star is called sirius and is located south west of Orion belts in the southern hemisphere
Is the Sirius star extremely hot?
Yes - Sirius is a blue-white star - the hottest type of star there is.
What does the name of the star called Maria mean and why was it given its name Also write about the star Algol?
I didn't know there was one called Maria but Algol is Arabic for 'The Ghoul'.
