Saiph (Star)
From Cambridge , Saiph is visible between 20:35 and 04:40. It will become accessible at around 20:35, when it rises to an altitude of 14° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:38, 37° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:40 when it sinks below 14° above your south-western horizon.
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.