The star Sirius is not a planet or even a single star but is in fact a binary star, or two stars that orbit each other. Together, these two stars are often called The Dog Star, as they are the brightest object in the constellation Canis Major - or The Big Dog.
The stars, named Sirius A and Sirius B, orbit each other about 20 Astronomical Units (the distance from the Sun to the planet Uranus) that takes about 50 years to complete on orbit. Right now, they appear to be moving away from each other and will reach their maximum separation on the year 2019.
At a distance of roughly 8.6 light years, the Sirius binary star system is actually relatively close to us. Sirius A (the larger of the two binary stars) is also extraordinarily bright, about 25 time brighter than our sun. These two factors make Sirius one of the top ten brightest stars in our night sky.
While Sirius A is very large and bright, Sirius B (the smaller of the two binary stars) is significantly smaller than it's companion - about the size of our Earth. But even at it's small size, Sirius B still has nearly the same mass as our Sun. That much mass in such a tiny space means more surface gravity (about twice that of Sirius A) and more heat (about 2.5 times that of Sirius A). Just because it's small, doesn't mean it's not awesome.
Sirius is considered a wintertime star, usually only seen between the months of December and March. It is part of the Winter Triangle asterism along with Betelgeuse and Procyon. So if you're in the Northern Hemisphere and the weather begins to turn cold, take a look into the southern night sky and find Sirius, The Dog Star!
Sirius is a star (actually, a binary star), so none, as stars do not have moons. Either or both of the stars that comprise Sirius could theoretically have planets which have moons, but if so, we don't know about them yet.
Observed from Earth there are no brighter stars at the night sky. If you see something that is brighter, it will be a planet.
Sirius is actually a binary star system.Sirius A is a type A1V star so has a colour of Blue White -> BlueSirius B is a white dwarf.
The shiniest star in the sky is Sirius, also known as the Dog Star. It is the brightest star in Earth's night sky and is located in the constellation Canis Major. Sirius is a binary star system, with the main star being Sirius A and its companion being Sirius B.
the dog star is called sirius and is located south west of Orion belts in the southern hemisphere
there's a star named Sirius, but no planet .... sorry
No. There is no such thing as an "earth-like star" as Earth is a planet, not a star. Sirius A is a star that is larger and brighter than the sun.
Sirius is a star (actually, a binary star), so none, as stars do not have moons. Either or both of the stars that comprise Sirius could theoretically have planets which have moons, but if so, we don't know about them yet.
Observed from Earth there are no brighter stars at the night sky. If you see something that is brighter, it will be a planet.
No, Sirius is not an asteroid. Sirius is a binary star system consisting of the brighter star, Sirius A, and its companion, Sirius B, which is a white dwarf star. It is the brightest star in the Earth's night sky.
Sirius is actually a binary star system.Sirius A is a type A1V star so has a colour of Blue White -> BlueSirius B is a white dwarf.
Yes - Sirius is a blue-white star - the hottest type of star there is.
The shiniest star in the sky is Sirius, also known as the Dog Star. It is the brightest star in Earth's night sky and is located in the constellation Canis Major. Sirius is a binary star system, with the main star being Sirius A and its companion being Sirius B.
Sirius is a binary star system Sirius A and Sirius B.The distance separating Sirius A from B varies between 8.1 and 31.5 AU. (See related question).
the dog star is called sirius and is located south west of Orion belts in the southern hemisphere
Sirius is larger than Algol. Sirius is a binary star system with Sirius A being the larger star with about twice the mass of the Sun, while Algol is a triple star system with the main star being smaller than Sirius A.
Yes, Sirius is quite big while Barnard's star is small.