“Sirius”, the brightest star outside of the Solar System, is also called…..?
A. Cat star
B. Dog star
C. Fox star
D. Lion star
Ans: B. Dog star
Exp: The brightest star in the sky is Sirius, also known as the “Dog Star” or, more officially, Alpha Canis Majoris, for its position in the constellation Canis Major. Sirius is a binary star dominated by a luminous main sequence star, Sirius A, with an apparent magnitude of -1.46.
