how hot is sirius (star) surface?

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how hot is sirius (star) surface?

2007-01-18 03:15:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space

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Sirius A - 10,500K
Sirius B - 25,200K

Sirius A is the one people generally mean, as that's the visible one by the naked eye. Sirius B is a white dwarf which is a binary with Sirius A.

2007-01-18 03:29:09 · answer #1 · answered by aeonturnip 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

To further expound upon the previous answers:
Sirus A: 10,500 K or 10,227 C or 18,440 F
Sirus B: 25,200 K or 24,927 C or 44,900 F

2007-01-18 11:57:16 · answer #2 · answered by That Guy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Sirius A...about 10,000 deg C.
Sirius B...about 25,000 deg C.

2007-01-18 11:19:48 · answer #3 · answered by gebobs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Gebobs got the temp. in degrees right, however the scale is wrong. It is Kelvin , not C.

2007-01-18 11:28:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋