Question

Which word or phrase best fits the blank in the sentence?

Sirius, also called the Dog Star, is the _______ star in the night sky.

Answer 1

brightest

Step-by-step explanation:

Sirius, also called Alpha Canis Majoris or the Dog Star, brightest star in the night sky, with apparent visual magnitude −1.46. It is a binary star in the constellation Canis Major. The bright component of the binary is a blue-white star 25.4 times as luminous as the Sun.