Geography

“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.