The dog days of summer are named for what star?

The dog days of summer are named for what star?

A Mimosa
B Polaris
C Sirius

The constellation Canis Major takes the shape of a dog, and its brightest star is Sirius, also called the Dog Star. This brightest star in the sky rises with the sun in the summer.

The correct answer is Sirius.

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