It already has. Sirius B is a white dwarf, the dense remnant of a dead star. While it is no longer producing energy through fusion, Sirius B still glows with the leftover heat of when it was an active star. Because of the huge amount of heat and relatively small surface area, it will take trillions of years for Sirius B to cool.
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).
Sirius BSirius B has a radii of 0.0084 solar radii.Barnard's star has a radii of 0.196 solar radii.
Sirius B is a white dwarf, meaning it is already the remnant of a dead star. That star died about 120 million years ago.
Sirius is actually a binary star system. Sirius A has an apparent magnitude of -1.46 whereas Sirius B has an apparent magnitude of 8.3
Yes. Sirius actually consists of two stars. The main object, Sirius A is not only bigger than Earth but is almost twice the diameter of the sun. The secondary star, Sirius B is a collapsed remnant of a star called a white dwarf. It is slightly smaller than Earth but far denser.
No. Sirius B is a white dwarf. It is the remnant of a star that used up its supply of hydrogen.
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).
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.
Sirius is a binary star system with two main stars, Sirius A and Sirius B. Sirius A, the brighter and more massive star, has a surface temperature of around 9,940°C (17,964°F). Sirius B, the smaller and fainter star, has a surface temperature of about 25,200°C (45,332°F).
It is not real. Sirius is a two-star system containing only Sirius A and Sirius B.
Sirius BSirius B has a radii of 0.0084 solar radii.Barnard's star has a radii of 0.196 solar radii.
Sirius's fate might be peaceful; just ejecting it's outer red giant layers to make a planetary nebula. It is 2.02 times the mass of the Sun. However, Sirius has a white dwarf companion. On Sirius B's death, Sirius A might have formed. At the other end, Sirius B might destroy Sirius A. White dwarfs have very strong gravity, and if it is close enough, Sirius B might steal material from Sirius A. When a white dwarf stealing mass from the parent star has enough mass to create iron, the iron triggers a Type 1a supernova. If this happens to Sirius B, Sirius A could either be destroyed by the immense force of the explosion, or become a runaway star, travelling faster than even Barnard's Star. If this is the case, Sirius A might eat smaller stars or crash and burn into a larger star. If it heads towards us if this happens, we would be doomed.
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 BSirius B has a radii of 0.0084 solar radii.Barnard's star has a radii of 0.196 solar radii.
Sure - the two attract each other. In the case of a double star - as Sirius A and Sirius B - both revolve around their common center of mass.
Sirius B is a white dwarf. So it is low mass compared to other stellar remnants.