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how long compared to the sun will Sirius remain a MA star, given that it is 21X as luminous, but 3x as massive as our son
 
Sirius is 3 times as massive, so it has 3 times as much hydrogen too burn. On the other hand it is 21 times as luminous, so Sirius burns the fuel 21 times as fast.

Conclusion: Sirius will stay 3/21 = 1/7 times as long as the Sun a main sequence star, so about 10 billion/7 = 1.43 billion years.
 
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