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Sirius A
Sirius A is a Star in the Sirius system approximately 8.6 lightyears from Earth's Solar System.
Some facts about Sirius A
- Parallax: 0.379 arcsecs
- Spectral type: A1 V
- Radial velocity: -9 km/s
- Proper Motion: 1.339 arcsecs/year
- Apparent Visual Magnitude: -1.44
- Absolute Visual Magnitude: 1.45
- Luminosity: 26.1 Solar Luminosities
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