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Sirius was roughly 8.6 light years away from [[Sol]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Max Warp (audio story)|Max Warp]]'')
Sirius was roughly 8.6 light years away from [[Sol]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Max Warp (audio story)|Max Warp]]'')


Planets orbiting Sirius included [[Sirius Alpha]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Max Warp (audio story)|Max Warp]]'') [[Androzani Major]] and [[Androzani Minor|Minor]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'') [[Sirius IV]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'') [[Sirius 5]], ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'') and [[Quagreeg]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dead London (audio story)|Dead London]]'')
Planets orbiting Sirius included [[Sirius Alpha]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Max Warp (audio story)|Max Warp]]'') [[Androzani Major]] and [[Androzani Minor|Minor]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'') [[Sirius IV]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'') [[Sirius 5]], ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'') and [[Quagreeg (planet)|Quagreeg]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dead London (audio story)|Dead London]]'')


== History ==
== History ==

Revision as of 03:00, 18 September 2019

Sirius

Sirius, also known as the Dog Star, was a duo of stars in the Sirius system located in the Mutter's Spiral galaxy. (TV: The Curse of the Black Spot)

Astronomical data

Sirius was roughly 8.6 light years away from Sol. (AUDIO: Max Warp)

Planets orbiting Sirius included Sirius Alpha, (AUDIOMax WarpAndrozani Major and Minor, (TVThe Caves of AndrozaniSirius IV, (TVFrontier in SpaceSirius 5, (TVCity of Death) and Quagreeg. (AUDIODead London)

History

Sirius was used as a guide-point for navigation on Earth for much of its early history. It was only later found to consist of two stars. In the 17th century, Sirius was still used for navigation in sailing. When Captain Henry Avery obtained a spaceship, one of his trips was to see Sirius. (TV: The Curse of the Black Spot)