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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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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?

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Is sirus an asteroid?

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.


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.


Which Star known as the devil star?

The "Demon Star" is Beta Persi, which means it is the second brightest star in the constellation Perseus. Its official name is Algol. It is also the first variable star (in increases and decreases in brightness) that was ever found. The reason for its variability is the fact that it is not one star but two orbiting each other in close proximity. (It is a binary star)


Which star system is an eclipsing binary?

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How big is Algol?

Algol is a binary star system located approximately 93 light-years away from Earth. The primary star, Algol A, is a blue-white subgiant star with around 3 times the mass of the Sun, while the secondary star, Algol B, is a smaller main sequence star. The system has a combined apparent magnitude of about 2.1, making it one of the brightest stars in the night sky.


What is the color of Sirius?

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.


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)


Is the Sirius star extremely hot?

Yes - Sirius is a blue-white star - the hottest type of star there is.