Sirius (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn (click to change), Sirius is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible at around 01:30, when it rises 7° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:48, 34° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 07:07, 31° above your southern horizon.
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Name
Sirius
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: | -1.44 (V)[1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.01 |
| Right Ascension: | 06h45m09s [1] |
| Declination: | -16°42'47" [1] |
| Distance: | 2.6 parsec 8.6 lightyears [1] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 1339.4 mas/yr [1] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 204.1° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 1.45 |
Source