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Sirius B
Sirius B is a Star in the Sirius System approximately 8.6 lightyears from Earth's Solar System.
Some facts about Sirius B
- Parallax: 0.379 arcsecs
- Spectral type: White dwarf
- Radial velocity: -9 km/s
- Proper Motion: 1.339 arcsecs/year
- Apparent Visual Magnitude: 8.44
- Absolute Visual Magnitude: 11.3
- Luminosity: 2.4e-4 Solar Luminosities
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