Dog Star

Examples

• All

• There's Sirius, the Dog Star.

  Surviving the Game (1994)

• The Dog Star, also known as Sirius, shines brightly in the night sky.

• Dude, you never heard of the Dog Star?

  Good Boy! (2003)

• You know, it's also called the Dog Star.

  My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)

• In that position, M41 appears directly below the Dog Star.

  Academic text (2005)

• Part of this understanding is the Dog Star that is tied to Sirius.

  Blog text (19)

• Until finally Sirius, the faithful Dog Star, shows me the way.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Dogs: Sothis (Sirrus), the Dog Star associated with Isis;

  Blog text (20)

• Many cultures have myths connected to the Dog Star, which is the brightest star in Canis Major.

• Every summer, stargazers look forward to the Dog Star rising in the southeast.

Synonyms

S

Sirius

vsDog Star

38 6.0

The brightest star in the night sky in the group of stars called Canis Major

is the familiar traditional nickname rather than the formal star name

C

Canicula

vsDog Star

• Archaic

9.9

An old name for Sirius, the brightest star called the Dog Star in the group Canis Major

is the familiar nickname used instead of older technical names

S

Sothis

vsDog Star

• Archaic

9.9

An ancient name for the brightest star, seen in the big dog group of stars

is the familiar nickname used today rather than an ancient historical name

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology