Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky as seen from Earth, is approximately 23 times more luminous than the Sun, while Canopus, the second brightest star in the night sky with an absolute magnitude of −5.53, is approximately 14,000 times more luminous than the Sun.
Sirius, bintang paling cemerlang di langit malam, kira-kira 23 kali lebih terang dari matahari, sedang Canopus, bintang paling cemerlang kedua di langit malam dengan magnitudo mutlak −5,53, kira-kira 14.000 kali lebih terang daripada matahari.