right ascensition and decliation orion in 2012
Right ascension: 8 h Declination: +5°
Sirius is the brightest star in Canis Major (the big dog).
Sirius is found in the Heart of Canis Major, the Big Dog - just south and east of Orion.
Canis Major contains the brightest star, Alpha Canis Majoris, or Sirius A.
Sirius belongs to the constellation Canis Major, which is Latin for "Greater Dog." It is the brightest star in the night sky and is also known as the Dog Star.
Right ascension: 8 h Declination: +5°
The constellation that Sirius is in is called Canis Major.
Sirius = Alpha Canis Majoris. In other words, it is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major, or Big Dog.
Sirius is the brightest star in Canis Major (the big dog).
Sirius is NOT a constellation - it's a star, the brightest star in our night sky. It's in the constellation, Canis Major the Great Dog - just left of Orion.
Sirius is found in the Heart of Canis Major, the Big Dog - just south and east of Orion.
== == Sirius is the Dog Star, the brightest star (after the sun) in the sky.
Canis Major contains the brightest star, Alpha Canis Majoris, or Sirius A.
Sirius belongs to the constellation Canis Major, which is Latin for "Greater Dog." It is the brightest star in the night sky and is also known as the Dog Star.
Canis Major, often called The Great Dog. Sirius is sometimes called The Dog Star.
The brightest star in the night sky is Sirius, and it is located in the constellation Canis Major. Sirius is also known as the "Dog Star" and is easily visible in the winter months in the Northern Hemisphere.
It is the brightest star in the night sky.