Sirius is the night sky's brightest star, located 8.6 light-years away from the Solar System. What is its nickname?

Sirius is popularly referred to as the "Dog Star," because of its brightness in the constellation Canis Major. Sirius' heliacal rising signaled the Nile's flooding in Ancient Egypt and the beginning of the "dog days" for the Ancient Greeks.

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