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Re: (meteorobs) Is Sirius Getting Dimmer, or Moving Closer to Us?



IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IT ALL COMES DOWN TO INTERPRETATION OF THE DISTANCE GIVEN. ALL MY SOURCES OF INFORMATION SHOW A DISTANCE OF 8.6 l.y., HOWEVER, IF THIS DISTANCE IS TAKEN OUT TO HUNDREDTH IT IS POSSIBLE TO ACHEIVE AN ANSWER OF 8.7l.y. REGARDLESS, EVERY SOURCE I LOOK AT SHOWS SIRIUS AT 8.6l.y. AND VISIBLE MAGNITUDE OF
-1.44.

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