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Sirius
Brightest star in the night sky (apparent magnitude -1.5), a binary star about 8.6 light-years from the sun in the constellation Canis Major. The bright component of the binary is a blue-white star 23 times as luminous as the sun, about twice the size, and considerably hotter; its companion was the first white dwarf star discovered. Its name probably comes from a Greek word meaning "sparkling" or "scorching." The ancient Egyptians used its predawn rising to predict the annual flooding of the Nile. The ancient Romans associated the rising of the Dog Star at dawn with the hottest part of the year, called the "dog days."
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