Sirius

Examples

• All

• So for those that don't know, Sirius is the brightest star in the sky.

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

  Fiction book (1995)

• There's Sirius, the Dog Star.

  Surviving the Game (1994)

• From today onwards, you should be able to view the Sirius Star in the pre-dawn dawn sky.

  Blog text (3)

• Yet among the stars in the sky, only Sirius appears noticeably brighter than Saturn.

  Academic text (2005)

• Among the stars, only Sirius and Canopus appear noticeably brighter.

  Academic text (2007)

• Orion gave us Sirius, the brightest star in all the heavens.

  Academic text (1994)

• Okay, what about the brightest star in the sky, the "Dog Star" Sirius in the constellation Canis Major?

  Academic text (1999)

• Venus outshines the brightest true star, Sirius, by ten times.

  Academic text (2007)

• Sirius, known as the Dog Star, is the brightest star in the night sky.

Synonyms

D

Dog Star

vsSirius

1 6.7

The brightest star in the night sky, also called Sirius

is the formal primary name rather than an informal nickname

C

Canicula

vsSirius

• Archaic

9.9

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

is the standard modern name rather than the archaic label

S

Sothis

vsSirius

• Archaic

9.9

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

is the common modern name rather than the ancient cultural name

Surface Forms

Etymology