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No. At a distance of only 8.6 light years, Sirius is one of the closest stars to Earth. On a cosmic scale, any star close enough to be visible to the naked eye is fairly close. The farthest stars in the known universe are in other galaxies, billions of light years away.
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Is Sirius A a nearby galaxy?
Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky of earth not a galaxy
What star has the brightest apparent magnitude as seen from earth?
The brightest star as seen from Earth is the sun. The brightest star in the night sky is Sirius.
Is Sirius closer to earth than Rigel?
Sirius is a star, not a planet, and it is not the closest star to Earth or anywhere near being the closest (technically the closest star to Earth is the sun, and the next closest is Proxima Centauri).
Is a sirius star bigger than a barnard star?
Yes, Sirius is quite big while Barnard's star is small.
When was Sirius discovered?
Sirius A and B were never discovered. They have been in the night sky since humanoids first roamed the Earth. Even the dinosaurs would have seen Sirius. So no one, or creature can be said to have "discovered" Sirius.
Is Sirius A an Earth-like star?
No. There is no such thing as an "earth-like star" as Earth is a planet, not a star. Sirius A is a star that is larger and brighter than the sun.
What is the nerrest star to earth?
That would be the Dog Star: Sirius.
Apart from the sun which is the brightest star seen on earth?
The star Sirius is the brightest star visible from the earth. Sirius is in the Canis Major constelation, and is therefore often refered to as "the Dog Star"
Is Sirius A a nearby galaxy?
Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky of earth not a galaxy
How long does it take light from Sirius and from barnard's star to reach the earth?
Sirius 8.6 yearsBarnards Star 6 years
What is the biggest star you can see on google earth?
Sirius
Is the sun is the farthest star from earth?
No. The sun is the closest star.
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 star with the brightest apparent magnitude as viewed from Earth?
Sirius.
How is the star Polaris compared to that of the star Sirius?
Sirius is the brightest star...Polaris is bigger then Sirius, Polaris is 360 to 820 light years away from earth, and Sirius is only 8.6 light years away. The Sirius star is known as the dog constalation, The polaris star is found at the tip and corner of the big dipper and the little dipper
What is the farthermost star from earth?
There is no farthest star from the planet Earth because space is never ending.
Is sirius bigger than earth?
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.
