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âSirius Black. Sirius Black (c. 1959 â 18 June, 1996), also known as Padfoot or Snuffles (in his Animagus form) was a pure-blood wizard, the older son of Orion and Walburga Black, and the brother of Regulus.tymology. The name Sirius Black is a pun on his Animagus form of a black dog since the star Sirius is known as the Dog Star and is the brightest star in Canis Major, the Great Dog constellation. Sirius is derived from the Ancient Greek ÏÎµÎ¯ÏÎ¹Î¿Ï, Seirios, meaning glowing or scorcher..
View full size image. Sirius, also known as the Dog Star or Sirius A, is the brightest star in Earth's night sky. The name means glowing in Greek. With a visual magnitude of -1.46, the star is outshone only by several planets as well as the International Space Station.Because Sirius is so bright, it was well-known to the ancients.What came as a surprise to astronomers was the discovery of a companion star, Sirius B, in 1862.The companion is so much dimmer than Sirius â 10,000 times, in fact â that it wasn't until 2005 that astronomers were able to estimate its mass.ecause Sirius is so bright, it was well-known to the ancients. What came as a surprise to astronomers was the discovery of a companion star, Sirius B, in 1862. The companion is so much dimmer than Sirius â 10,000 times, in fact â that it wasn't until 2005 that astronomers were able to estimate its mass.