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Originally Posted by Somnium
Clearly that is not true, Sirius would still be the brightest star in the sky without Sirius b . In fact, Sirius b is mag 8.44 , Sirius a is -1.47 and together they are -1.46. So the fact that Sirius is a double star actually makes it dimmer ... Counterintuitive
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My thoughts exactly.
I just thought I would put it out there and see what other people come up with.
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