What is Saiph?
{{Starbox begin | name=Saiph }} {{Starbox image | image= {{Location mark |image=Orion constellation map.svg |float=center |alt= |label= |position=right |width=280 |mark=Red circle.svg |mark_width=12 |mark_link=Saiph |x=500|y=786 }} |caption=Location of Saiph (circled) }} {{Starbox end}} '''Saiph''' is the sixth-brightest [[star]] in the [[constellation]] of [[Orion (constellation)|Orion]]. It is the star at the South-Eastern corner of Orion.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ian|date=2020-02-04|title=Saiph (κ Orionis) {{!}} Facts, Information, History & Definition|url=https://nineplanets.org/saiph-%CE%BA-orionis/|access-date=2023-12-11|website=The Nine Planets|language=en-US}}</ref> When viewing Orion from the [[Northern Hemisphere|northern hemisphere]], Saiph would be found in the lower left of Orion. A [[southern hemisphere]] viewer would find Saiph in the upper right section of the constellation. [[Parallax]] measurements have found that Saiph is about 650 [[Light year|light years]] away from the sun, which is about the same as [[Betelgeuse]]. Although being smaller and less bright, Saiph has a hotter surface than [[Rigel]]. == References == {{Reflist}} {{sci-stub}} [[Category:Stars]]