This star map shows stars as we see them in our sky from Earth, centered around the constellation Canis Major. Larger dots represent brighter stars, and a few of the brightest stars are identified. From this view alone, what can you conclude about Sirius?

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Gabrielle Yates

5 September, 09:09

This star map shows stars as we see them in our sky from Earth, centered around the constellation Canis Major. Larger dots represent brighter stars, and a few of the brightest stars are identified. From this view alone, what can you conclude about Sirius?

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Ryland Cummings · Answer 1

It has the greatest apparent brightness of any star in this region of the sky.

Explanation:

We can conclude that Sirius is brighter than the other stars by the question saying "Larger dots represent brighter stars, and a few of the brightest stars are identified."