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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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