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 Corporation is an European Open Source company
- 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] Fiction and popular culture
- Sirius Black is the name of a character in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels. This character can turn into a large black dog, hence the significance of the name.
- Sirius is an inhabited planetary system in the Sirius Sector of the Galactic Empire in Isaac Asimov's Foundation and Empire series.
- Sirius (planet) is a fictional planet in Power Rangers: SPD.
- The Sirius Cybernetics Corporation is a fictional company in Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
- Sirius (1944) is the title of a science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon about a dog artificially developed to have superhuman intelligence.
- Sirius is a "Silver Saint" character in Saint Seiya, anime television series and manga by Masami Kurumada.
- Sirius is the main villain (beside villains Altair, Regulus, and Orion) in the Bomberman 64 video game. .
- Sirius, a werewolf, is the boss of the Lake Janneia stage in the Ogre Battle video game series.
- Sirius is suggested as the real first name of Dr. Julius No in the GoldenEye: Rogue Agent video game by Electronic Arts.
- The "Seven Stars of Sirius" are giant star-transformers that hold together the Keywork (a vast structure of 12 sectors/78 planets) and Heaven's Fence in The Amory Wars (aka The Story of Coheed and Cambria), comics.
- The character Sirrus in the Myst computer game series is named for Sirius, while his brother Achenar is named for the star Achernar.
- Sirius de Alisia is one of the main characters in Genesis of Aquarion, anime television series.
[edit] Music
- "Sirius" is a well-known instrumental track from The Alan Parsons Project's 1982 album Eye in the Sky. It is used often in the pre-game player introductions of the NBA and other sporting events.
- Sirius B is an album released by Therion.
- Sirius (1987) is a song and album by the Irish band Clannad.
- Sirius was a symphonic black metal band from Portugal.
- Sirius is a Norwegian rapper, stylistically similar to Eminem.
- 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.
- Sirius Isness is a Psychedelic Trance act by French artists Davina and Max.
- "Star of Sirius" is a song on the album Voyage of the Acolyte (1975) by Steve Hackett.
- From Mars to Sirius is a 2005 album by Gojira.
- "Dog Star Sirius" is a song performed in "Toxic Talent" episode of the Atomic Betty animated television show.
- "Dog Star (Fly On)" is a song on the album Dope Dogs (1993) by The P Funk All Stars. It identifies Sirius as a cosmic source of Funk power.
- "Dog Days" is a song on the album Test for Echo (1996) by Rush. It includes the lyrics "In the dog days / People look to Sirius".
[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.
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