- Stars with a name
- Saiph
Saiph
κ Orionis
Saiph is a very hot blue supergiant, in the constellation Orion. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1379.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in January, February, and December.
Bright enough to see even from a city. Apparent magnitude 2.07.
What it’s like
It gives off 5,096 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 12,900 degrees.
It is 647.1 light years away: 6122 trillion kilometres.