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most stars are made of mainly hydrogen, a little helium and traces of other gases like oxygen

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All stars, including Sirius, are made up of hydrogen, carbon, and helium, mainly.

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Right next to Sirius A. Both go around their common center of mass, once every 50 years.

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Is Sirius a cold star?

No. Sirius is far from a cold star. Sirius is actually a binary system about 8.6 light years away. Sirius A is a white main sequence star just over twice the size of the sun. Sirius B is a white dwarf stellar remnant of about 0.978 solar masses. The temperature of the two stars are far higher than that of our sun. The sun is about 5778 Kelvin, Sirius A is almost twice that at 9,940 K and Sirius B is many times that at 25,200 K.


What star is the brigtest of all-stars the sun or the sirius star?

Neither. The Sun only appears bright because it is close. Sirius is far larger and brighter than our Sun. Our Sun is probably in the top 40% of all stars in the Milky Way, while Sirius is probably in the top 5%. But there are many other stars that are far brighter even that Sirius.


How is Sirius star different from all the other objects in the solar system?

Sirius is not part of our Solar System, so it is not appropriate to talk about "other objects in the solar system".


How much would you weigh on Sirius A?

If you weighed 100lb on Earth you would weigh about 5,400 lb for about a millisecond before you were incinerated and turned into vapour. Sirius A is a star about twice the size of our Sun.


Is Sirius A a main sequence star?

Polaris - the current North star is a multiple star system., consisting of the main star and smaller companions. The main star Alpha Ursae Minoris is a bright star, a 6 solar mass supergiant and it is a main sequence star. Orbiting very close to this main star is a white dwarf of roughly 1.5 solar masses. This is not a main sequence star. Orbiting further out is the third companion, a 1.39 solar mass star. This is a main sequence star. There are also two more distant components (α UMi C and α UMi D) - Polaris is thought to be part of an open cluster - I do not know if these later two stars are main sequence or not.

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Is the Sirius star extremely hot?

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


Which star is called the dog star?

the dog star is called sirius and is located south west of Orion belts in the southern hemisphere


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 also called the North Star?

No. The North Star is Polaris. Sirius is known as the Dog Star.


Is a sirius star bigger than a barnard star?

Yes, Sirius is quite big while Barnard's star is small.


Is 'Sirius C' real or not?

It is not real. Sirius is a two-star system containing only Sirius A and Sirius B.


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.


How is Sirius not the brightest star in the sky?

Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky, but the brightest overall is the sun.


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.


Why is Sirius not a main sequence star?

Sirius is not a single star but a binary star system consisting of a white main sequence star and a white dwarf.


Is Sirius A a cold star?

No. There is no such thing a a cold star. Sirius consists of two stars, both of which are hotter than the average star.


Is Sirius a medium mass star?

Yes, Sirius is about twice as massive as our sun, making it a medium mass star. It is quite a bit brighter, however, and is the second brightest star in our sky.