Saiph (Star)
![Saiph Image of Saiph](https://in-the-sky.org/image.php?style=medium&userimg=19910715_115939_9c12670fc57a.png)
From Cambridge , Saiph is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 14° above the horizon. It is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:27 (EDT) – 2 hours and 22 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 14° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:53.
Name
Saiph
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Object type
Star
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Right ascension: | 05h47m45s [6] |
Declination: | −09°40'10" [6] |
Constellation: | Orion |
Magnitude: Variable | 2.06 (V) [3] 1.91 (BT) [2] 2.04 (VT) [2] 2.08 (G) [6] 2.53 (BP) [6] 2.33 (RP) [6] |
Distance: | 198.4 parsec 646.8 lightyrs [5] |
B-V Color (mag): | -0.12 |
Proper motion (speed): | 1.9 mas/yr[5] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 131.2° |
Absolute mag (V): | -4.43 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.