Saiph

Summary

Saiph is a blue supergiant^[1]. Saiph draws 93 Wikipedia views per month (blue_supergiant category, ranking #2 of 9).^[2]

Key Facts

• Saiph's image is recorded as Orion constellation map.png^[3].
• Saiph's instance of is recorded as blue supergiant^[4].
• Saiph's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[5].
• Saiph's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[6].
• Saiph's instance of is recorded as suspected variable^[7].
• Saiph's instance of is recorded as star^[8].
• Saiph's instance of is recorded as hypergiant^[9].
• Saiph's constellation is recorded as Orion^[10].
• Saiph's spectral class is recorded as B0.5Ia^[11].
• Saiph's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J05474538-0940105^[12].
• Saiph's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05351-00760^[13].
• Saiph's catalog code is recorded as HD 38771^[14].
• Saiph's catalog code is recorded as HIP 27366^[15].
• Saiph's catalog code is recorded as HR 2004^[16].
• Saiph's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 05453-0941^[17].
• Saiph's catalog code is recorded as SAO 132542^[18].
• Saiph's catalog code is recorded as κ Ori^[19].
• Saiph's catalog code is recorded as PLX 1330^[20].
• Saiph's catalog code is recorded as CEL 976^[21].
• Saiph's catalog code is recorded as CSV 100683^[22].
• Saiph's catalog code is recorded as FK5 220^[23].
• Saiph's catalog code is recorded as GC 7264^[24].
• Saiph's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 3603^[25].
• Saiph's catalog code is recorded as HIC 27366^[26].
• Saiph's catalog code is recorded as IRC -10098^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include blue supergiant^[4], near-infrared source^[5], ultraviolet source^[6], suspected variable^[7], star^[8], and hypergiant^[9].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J05474538-0940105^[12], GSC 05351-00760^[13], HD 38771^[14], HIP 27366^[15], HR 2004^[16], and IRAS 05453-0941^[17].

Why It Matters

Saiph draws 93 Wikipedia views per month (blue_supergiant category, ranking #2 of 9).^[2] Saiph has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Saiph is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]