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Is Sirius B brighter or dimmer than the sun ?

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Normally, the only objects that outshine Sirius in our heavens are the sun, moon, Venus, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury (and usually Sirius outshines the latter two!).
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Sirius B is brighter than the sun.
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