Polaris
North Star and sometimes the guiding star
What is another name for the Polaris star?
Its the brightest star in Earth's night sky
What is special about Sirius?
Rigel is a blue supergiant that is the brightest star in the constellation Orion
What is special aboutRigel?
Its important because it's the fifth brightest star in the night sky
Why is Vega star important?
It's important because of the star's red colour and brightness
Why is the Antares star important?
Its more than 430 light-years away from Earth but its so bright we can see it here on Earth
Why is Polaris so bright?
Sirius appears 24 times brighter than Polaris
Is Sirius brighter than Polaris?
Rigel is composed of helium, oxygen, neon and silicon with traces of other elements
What is the star Rigel made of?
Vega makes a full rotation about its axis once every 12.5 hours
Does Vega star move?
Antares is a red supergiant star burning 10,000 times brighter than our own sun
What is a fun fact about Antares?
What is the North Star
What star has been used as a navigational tool in Northern Hemisphere for centuries?
Sirius, also called Alpha Canis Majoris or the Dog Star
What is the nickname for Sirius the star?
8.005 million years
How old is Rigel?
It's listed as a double star in 1996
Is Vega a double star?
More than a million Earths inside it
How many Earths can fit in Antares?
The alpha star in the constellation Ursa Minor
What is the Alpha Ursae Minoris
Sirius B is about 10,000 times fainter than Sirius A
What is the difference between Sirius A and Sirius B?
864.3 light years
How far is Rigel from Earth?
Researchers have yet to find a single planet in orbit around Vega
Is there a planet around Vega?
Antares would engulf the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and even Mars to roughly the orbit of the asteroid belt
What if Antares was our sun?
About 900,000 miles
How big is Polaris?
9,940 K
How hot is Sirius A?
0.12
How bright is the star Rigel?
Vega has more than twice the mass of the Sun
Is the star Vega bigger than the sun?
554.5 light years
How far is Antares from Earth?