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Beta Serpentis and Sirius

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Difference between Beta Serpentis and Sirius

Beta Serpentis vs. Sirius

Beta Serpentis, Latinized from β Serpentis, is a binary star system in the constellation Serpens, in its head (Serpens Caput). Sirius (a romanization of Greek Σείριος, Seirios,."glowing" or "scorching") is a star system and the brightest star in the Earth's night sky.

Similarities between Beta Serpentis and Sirius

Beta Serpentis and Sirius have 13 things in common (in Unionpedia): Apparent magnitude, Asterism (astronomy), Binary star, Constellation, Epoch (astronomy), International Celestial Reference System, Light-year, Main sequence, Minute and second of arc, Stellar classification, Stellar parallax, Stellar rotation, Ursa Major Moving Group.

Apparent magnitude

The apparent magnitude of a celestial object is a number that is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth.

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Asterism (astronomy)

In observational astronomy, an asterism is a popular known pattern or group of stars that are recognised in the night sky.

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Binary star

A binary star is a star system consisting of two stars orbiting around their common barycenter.

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Constellation

A constellation is a group of stars that are considered to form imaginary outlines or meaningful patterns on the celestial sphere, typically representing animals, mythological people or gods, mythological creatures, or manufactured devices.

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Epoch (astronomy)

In astronomy, an epoch is a moment in time used as a reference point for some time-varying astronomical quantity, such as the celestial coordinates or elliptical orbital elements of a celestial body, because these are subject to perturbations and vary with time.

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International Celestial Reference System

The International Celestial Reference System (ICRS) is the current standard celestial reference system adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).

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Light-year

The light-year is a unit of length used to express astronomical distances and measures about 9.5 trillion kilometres or 5.9 trillion miles.

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Main sequence

In astronomy, the main sequence is a continuous and distinctive band of stars that appear on plots of stellar color versus brightness.

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Minute and second of arc

A minute of arc, arcminute (arcmin), arc minute, or minute arc is a unit of angular measurement equal to of one degree.

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Stellar classification

In astronomy, stellar classification is the classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics.

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Stellar parallax

Stellar parallax is the apparent shift of position of any nearby star (or other object) against the background of distant objects.

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Stellar rotation

Stellar rotation is the angular motion of a star about its axis.

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Ursa Major Moving Group

The Ursa Major Moving Group, also known as Collinder 285 and the Ursa Major association, is a nearby stellar moving group – a set of stars with common velocities in space and thought to have a common origin in space and time.

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Beta Serpentis and Sirius Comparison

Beta Serpentis has 37 relations, while Sirius has 307. As they have in common 13, the Jaccard index is 3.78% = 13 / (37 + 307).

References

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