The Dog Star is a nickname for
Sirius
Sirius is the list of brightest stars, brightest star in the night sky. Its name is derived from the Ancient Greek language, Greek word , or , meaning 'glowing' or 'scorching'. The star is designated α Canis Majoris, Latinisation ...
, a star in the constellation ''Canis Major'' (Greater Dog).
Dog Star or Dogstar may also refer to:
Art, entertainment, and media
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Dogstar (band)
Dogstar is an American alternative rock group. They were initially active from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s, during which time the band found moderate success but garnered significant media attention due to the band's bassist being Hollywood ...
, a rock group including Keanu Reeves
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"Dog Star" (short story), a short story by Arthur C. Clarke
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''Dogstar'' (TV series), a 2006 animated Australian TV series
* Dog Star, a fictional bar in
''The Returned'' (U.S. TV series)
* "Dogstar", a song by Hybrid from the 2006 album ''
I Choose Noise
''I Choose Noise'' is the third studio album by British progressive breakbeat band Hybrid, released on 4 September 2006 by Distinct'ive Records. The album included recorded symphonic sequences by the Seattle Session Orchestra, and was produced i ...
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* "Dog Star", a song by Klaatu from the 1980 album ''
Endangered Species
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The Dog Star
''The Dog Star'' is a novel by American writer Donald Windham, first published in 1950. It tells the story of a young Southern man who is haunted by the suicide of his best friend from reform school. Set in 1930s post- Depression Atlanta, the ...
'', a 1950 novel by Donald Windham
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The Dog Stars
''The Dog Stars'' is a post-apocalyptic fiction novel by Peter Heller. Set in Colorado, a man lives a lonesome existence in an airplane hangar with his dog and a dour gunman he has befriended. When a mysterious transmission comes through on the ...
'', a 2012 novel by Peter Heller
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