Saiph

Saiph, or κ Orionis (kappa Orionis) is the sixth-brightest star in the constellation of Orion. The name is from the Arabic saif al jabbar, sword of the giant.

Data

\n*right ascension: 05 h 47 m 45.4 s\n*declination: -09° 40' 11"\n*visual magnitude: 2.06 \n*colour: (B-V) -0.17 \n*spectral type: B0.5I (blue supergiant; 26,000 kelvin)\n*distance: 720 +/- 120 light years\n*diameter: 11 Solar diameters\n*mass: approximately 15-17 Solar masses

Other names

\n*Harvard Revised (HR) 2004.\n*Henry Draper (HD) 38771.\n*Flamsteed: 53 Orionis Category:Stars