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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

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Sirius is 8.6 light years from Earth, while Polaris is 434 light years.

So yes, Sirius is the closer of the two.

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No, they not. Sirius constellation is Canis Major while Pistol star constellation is Sagittarius

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Polaris is much hotter.

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Q: How is the star Polaris compared to that of the star Sirius?
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Is Sirius also called the North Star?

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


Is Polaris the brightest star?

No. The brightest star in the night sky is Sirius.


Is the north star brighter than Sirius?

No. Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. Polaris is much farther down the list.


What star is the most famous star?

The sun. After the sun, Polaris and Sirius are very popular.


Is Sirius brighter than Polaris?

As seen from Earth, yes, Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. In terms of actual brightness, no.


Which star is in the north star?

The North star is called Polaris. Polaris is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor. It is not the brightest star in the night sky; that title goes to Sirius, in Canis Major. Polaris has 2 companion stars: Polaris AB and Polaris B. It's spectral type is F7 Ib-II SB.


Is Sirius b a high or low mass star?

Sirius B is a white dwarf. So it is low mass compared to other stellar remnants.


How large is the polaris star compared to others?

Very large, the star Polaris also known as Alpha Ursae Minoris. it is one of the largest brighest stars that is know in our solar systems


Does an imaginary line drawn from the 2 stars at the front of the Big Dipper lead to Sirius or Polaris?

They point at Polaris.


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


What are 5 stars in our galaxy?

Sirius, polaris, cygnus, betelgeuse, & rigel