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No. Sirius is part of Canis Major's nose. Winter triangle or the Big Dog.
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Do XM and Sirius radio provide track information?
Yes. This is the most relible part of Xm/Sirius radio.
What stars are near Sirius?
Sirius is actually a binary star: Sirius A, which is a white main-sequence star and which is accompanied by Sirius B, a white dwarf.Around 100 years ago it was suggested that Sirius may belong to the Ursa Major moving group. However, more recent analysis of the motion of the stars in this group, and particularly Sirius's age, ha cast doubt on that suggestion. It is now believed that Sirius may be part of the Sirius Supercluster.
How far apart are Sirius A and 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).
Is Sirius a a white dwarf?
No, but Sirius B is,
Where is Sirius b located in the night sky?
Sirius, which consists of both Sirius A and Sirius B is in the constellation Canis Major, which, if you are looking south, appears below and to the left of Orion. Sirius B itself is too dim to be seen from Earth; the vast majority of the light from Sirius is from Sirius A. Even then, as a binary system, the two stars are too close together for us to see them separately.
What type of star is pleiades?
The Pleiades cluster is made up of new, hot stars of type B and A, still in traces of the gas cloud that they condensed from. From one side of the Pleiades to the other is about as far as from here to Sirius, so if you were on a planet attached to one of those stars you would see some fairly bright stars at night.
Is Sirius part of our solar system?
No, Sirius is not part of our solar system. The only star in our solar system is the sun.
What are the pleiades knowen as in New Zealand?
The pleiades are known as "Matariki"
What is the size of pleiades?
the size of pleiades is 110 arc-minutes
Is Sirius related to Milky Way?
Yes. As with all the stars you see in the sky, Sirius is part of the Milky Way.
Do XM and Sirius radio provide track information?
Yes. This is the most relible part of Xm/Sirius radio.
To which is the constellation pleiades named after?
The Pleiades is not a constellation. It's an open cluster.
Who were the Pleiades?
The Pleiades were the seven daughters of the Titan Atlas and Pleione the sea nymph.
Where is pleiades in the winter sky?
The Pleiades are a prominent sight in winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
When did Order of the Pleiades - Iran - happen?
Order of the Pleiades - Iran - happened in 1957.
To which is the constellation pleiades after?
The Pleiades or Seven Sisters (M45) is in the constellation of Taurus the Bull.
Why is a Subaru called a Subaru?
Subaru is Japanese for Pleiades. The Pleiades is an open star cluster. The Subaru logo has an image of stars similar to the stars of Pleiades, but whereas the Pleiades has 7 stars, the Subaru logo has only 6.
