Sexiest book character in the world. Ever. Sirius, aka Padfoot, and Snuffles, is Harry Potter godfather who got sent to Azkaban for a crime he did not commit. Before this, he was the hottest damn thing ever to walk the halls of Hogwarts School of Withcraft and Wizardry. He is not officially gay but according to a large portion of the Harry Potter fandom, he is Remus Lupin's bitch. Which is so not a problem. Sirius Black is the only fictional character that is sexy enough to fan-girl over.
The brightest pair of binary stars in the night sky; one is a blue-white main sequence dwarf and it's companion is a faint white dwarf. Sirius is located in the constellation Canis Major and as a most visable star is often called the "Dog Star"
The name Sirius comes from Greek and means "Scorcher"; and in Greek mythology Sirius is Orion's hunting dog. And before that, in Egypt the stars Sirius where worshiped as "Sothis".