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Forming the easternmost 'foot' of Orion in the night sky, Saiph is an immense and hot blue star of the supergiant type. Like many of the stars of Orion, it is distant from the Solar System, lying more than 600 light years from Earth.
Miram Nashira La Superba Mekbuda Koeia KR Muscae Kruger 60 A DO Cephei Polis θ Hydrae TZ Arietis Struve 2398 B Xi Boötis B x Carinae w Carinae ο1 Cygni Petra π Cephei s Velorum A Pincoya Kapteyn's Star Chaophraya Cerberus AU Microscopii AX Microscopii b Velorum 41 Draconis 75 Cygni a Velorum Nosaxa HD 37131 GX Andromedae Guniibuu Groombridge 1618 Gakyid Gliese 887 Gliese 687 Gliese 440 Inquill IL Aquarii k Hydrae Dombay e Aquilae Ebla CS Camelopardalis ε Indi Erakis Felixvarela Thabit ν2 Canis Majoris γ Pavonis ρ Cygni Alfirk Teegarden's Star β Pictoris Proxima Centauri Polaris d Lupi ζ Arae π5 Orionis 15 Orionis ν Persei ι1 Scorpii Ran τ Ceti Adhafera Alchiba θ Circini Almaaz Alnilam BF Orionis Capella Betelgeuse Naos δ Caeli FL Virginis σ Orionis Acubens Sirius B Schedar Mu Aquilae 52 Orionis U Sagittarii ε Reticuli EE Leonis Sharjah 61 Cygni A Arneb Mebsuta HO Librae Unurgunite Hind's Crimson Star Enif ο Capricorni B Antares UV Ceti Hatysa Mira Atria van Maanen's Star Rigel Avior α Centauri A δ Muscae Ross 154 Achird Mirfak Deneb Berehynia WX Ursae Majoris Wolf 498 Wolf 359 Wezen Suhail Sadr Diya η Carinae Tureis Azmidi Sargas χ Cygni
Saiph
Hertzprung-Russell diagram plotting the temperature and luminosity of Saiph (marked by the red circle) relative to other stars.
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