Sirius (disambiguation)
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Sirius may refer to several topics:
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[edit] Astronomy
- Sirius (α Canis Majoris, also known as the Dog Star) is the brightest star (−1.46m) in the night sky
[edit] Business and Industry
- Sirius Software was a now-bankrupt publisher of games for personal computers in the 1980s
- Sirius Systems Technology was a PC manufacturer in the 80's
- Sirius Entertainment is the name of an independent comic book company
- Mitsubishi manufactures the Sirius automobile engine
- Sirio (Italian for "Sirius") is a tramway built by AnsaldoBreda
[edit] Telecommunications
- SIRIUS is the name of a number of satellites operated by SES SIRIUS
- Sirius Satellite Radio is the name of a satellite radio (DARS) company, unconnected to the above satellite system
[edit] Arts and Literature
- "Sirius" is a well-known track from The Alan Parsons Project's 1982 album Eye in the Sky.
- Sirius B is an album released by Therion.
- Sirius was a symphonic black metal band from Portugal.
- Sirius is an SF magazine.
- Sirius was a fictional planet in Isaac Asimov's Foundation and Empire series.
- Sirius Black is the name of a character in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels. This character can turn into a dog, hence the significance of the name.
- The Sirius Cybernetics Corporation is a fictional company in Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
- Sirius is the name of a fictional planet from Power Rangers: SPD.
- Sirius (1944) is the title of a science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon about a dog artificially developed to have superhuman intelligence.
- Sirius (planet) is a fictional planet in the Power Rangers Universe.
- Sirius Sector is one of the Empire's important administrative divisions in Isaac Asimov's Galactic Empire.
- Sirius Mo is a German House and Dirty Electro producer from Berlin (real name Moritz Friedrich), best known for songs such as Immer Wieder, Warum Bist Du Gegangen and Meine Welt.
[edit] Vessels and Aircraft
- HMS Sirius is the name of a number of former Royal Navy warships
- HMS Sirius was the flagship of the First Fleet to sail to Australia in 1787
- HMAS Sirius is a tanker which is currently active as part of the Royal Australian Navy
- A Sydney Ferry, named after the above
- USNS Sirius is the name of one of the United States Navy's combat stores ships, decommissioned in 2005.
- Sirius was an aircraft produced by Lockheed.
[edit] Animals and People
- Sirius was a racehorse who won the 1944 Melbourne Cup
- Sirius was a PAPD canine who perished in the September 11, 2001, attacks
- R. U. Sirius is a writer and cyberculture icon
- Sirius is the pseudonym of Max Mayeu, a Belgian comic author.
- Sirrus is a character in the Myst computer game series
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