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| redshift        =

| redshift        =

| radvelocity    =−7.6 km/s

| radvelocity    =−7.6 km/s

| propmotion      =RA: −546.05 mas/yr<br/>Dec.: −1223.14 mas/yr

| propmotion      =RA: −546.05 mas/yr<br/>Dec.: −1223.14 mas/yr  

| parallax        =379.21 ± 1.58 mas

| parallax        =379.21 ± 1.58 mas

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'''Sirius''', also known as '''Alpha Canis Majoris''' or the '''Dog Star''', is the fifth closest star to our [[Solar System]] at 8.6 light years, and the brightest star in the sky with an apparent magnitude of -1.46<ref>http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/stars.html</ref>. It is located in the Constellation [[Canis Major]] and is a [[binary star|binary star system]].  

'''Sirius''', also known as '''Alpha Canis Majoris''' or the '''Dog Star''', is the fifth closest star (counting [[Proxima Centauri]] as a separate star) to our [[Solar System]] at a distance of 8.6 light years, and the second closest [[binary star|binary star system]].  Sirius is also the brightest star in the night sky with an apparent magnitude of -1.46<ref>http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/stars.html</ref>.   The star is located in the constellation [[Canis Major]], and one of the three stars of the [[Winter Triangle]].

==History==

==History==