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Based on how stars are named, which star is probably brightest

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Sirius is the brightest star known to earth .
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The name of the brightest star is ursae majoris. it is a dwarf star and lie in the constellation of ursa major. that is why it has such similar name. around this star , we have three planets around this star. the distance of this star is around 46 light years. also it's mass is almost same as that of the sun. it rotates with a period of 24 hours

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