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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
See also:
Sirius
,
Sirius A
List of nearest stars
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