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also called the Dog Star, the brightest star in the night sky and one of the closest to the Earth. A binary, or double, star, Sirius is also one of the 57 stars of celestial navigation. It is the alpha, or brightest, star in the constellation Canis Major, which is located in the Southern Hemisphere. The name Canis Major means larger dog and refers to the imagined shape of the constellation.
The star name Sirius seems to come from an ancient Greek word for scorching or sparkling.. The dog days are named for the Dog Star -- the brightest star in the sky -- Sirius in the constellation Canis Major, the Greater Dog. Sirius is the brightest star visible from either of Earth's hemispheres.