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After the Sun, the brightest star is Sirius, in the constellation Canis Major.

However, while Sirius is the brightest star visible from the Northern Hemisphere, it is part of a Southern Hemisphere constellation. Therefore, Arcturus, in Bootes, would be the brightest Northern Hemisphere star.

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