It is the brightest star in the night sky.
The constellation that Sirius is in is called Canis Major.
Sirius = Alpha Canis Majoris. In other words, it is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major, or Big Dog.
Canis Major
Sirius is the brightest star in Canis Major (the big dog).
== == Sirius is the Dog Star, the brightest star (after the sun) in the sky.
Sirius is NOT a constellation - it's a star, the brightest star in our night sky. It's in the constellation, Canis Major the Great Dog - just left of Orion.
Canis Major, often called The Great Dog. Sirius is sometimes called The Dog Star.
The brightest star is Sirius, which follows Orion, and its constellation is Canis Major.
Canis major is one Orion's hunting dogs Canis major contains the star Sirius in it which is the brightest star in the sky Canis major comes along with Canis minor
Sirius is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major. The brightest star in the constellation Gemini is Pollux with a magnitude of 1.2.
Canis Major contains the brightest star, Alpha Canis Majoris, or Sirius A.
Sirius is approximately 8.7 light-years away from Earth.In order to find Sirius in the night sky, find Orion's Belt, and follow its line of stars down to the left and you will find Sirius.