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Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky, but the brightest overall is the sun.
The sun appears the brightest in the sky because it is the closest star to Earth, approximately 93 million miles away. Its proximity combined with its luminosity makes it the brightest object in our sky.
The brightest star in the sky is Sirius. The brightest object that looks like a star is the planet Venus - which is brighter than any star. You can see it these days (Aug. 2010) after sunset in the west, as a very bright star.
Sirius also known as the dog star is the brightest star in the sky.
No. The brightest star in the night sky is Sirius.
The brightest star in the sky at any time is the sun.The brightest star in the night sky is Sirius, in the constellation Canis Major.
It's the brightest object in the sky besides the Sun and the moon. It's also called the Morning Star or the Evening Star.
The North Star (Polaris) is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor and the 45th brightest star in the night sky. Its temperature is 6015 K.
Even on Jupiter, or in the vicinity of Jupiter, the sun is still the brightest object in the sky. The brightest planet would be Saturn.
The brightest OBJECTS in the sky, after the Sun, are the Moon, followed by planets Venus, Jupiter, and Mars (on rare occasions, Mars is brighter then Jupiter), followed by the star Sirius.The brightest stars proper are Sirius, followed by Canopus, Toliman, Arcturus, Vega...
The three brightest stars in the sky are Sirius, Canopus, and Alpha Centauri. Sirius is also known as the "Dog Star" and is the brightest star in the night sky. Canopus is the second brightest star and Alpha Centauri is the third brightest star.
The brightest star as seen from Earth is the sun. The brightest star in the night sky is Sirius.