Sirius (disambiguation) - Definition and Overview

Sirius may refer to several topics:

• Sirius (α Canis Major, also known as the Dog Star) is the brightest star (-1.46^m) in the night sky.
• Sirius (1944) is also the title of a science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon about a dog artificially developed to have superhuman intelligence.
• The Sirius Cybernetics Corporation is a fictional company in Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
• Sirius is also a racehorse who won the 1944 Melbourne Cup.
• SIRIUS is also the name of a number of satellites operated by Nordic Satellite.
• Sirius Satellite Radio is the name of a satellite radio (DARS) company.
• Sirius Black is the name of a character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels.
• Sirius Computer was a PC manufacturer in the 80's.
• HMS Sirius is the name of a number of former Royal Navy warships.
• Sirius is an SF magazine.
• R. U. Sirius is a writer and cyberculture icon.
• Mitsubishi Sirius automobile engine
• "Sirius" is a well-known song from the Alan Parsons Project's 1982 album Eye In The Sky.
• Sirius was a fictional planet in Isaac Asimov's Foundation and Empire series.