Because a red giant is so large ... Sirius, or the Dog Star, greatly outshines its white dwarf companion, Sirius B. At 8.6 light-years away, Sirius B is the nearest known white dwarf star to ...
Astronomers measure a star’s brightness using the apparent magnitude system, where lower values indicate brighter stars.
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