Delphinus
Sign in to saveDelphinus is a small constellation in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere, close to the celestial equator. Its name is the Latin version for the Greek word for dolphin (). It is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union. It is one of the smaller constellations, ranked 69th in size. Delphinus' five brightest stars form a distinctive asterism symbolizing a dolphin with four stars representing the body and one the tail. It is bordered (clockwise from north) by Vulpecul
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Delphinus is a small constellation located in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere near the celestial equator, named after the Greek word for dolphin, and has been recognized as one of the official 88 constellations since ancient times. Its five brightest stars form a distinctive dolphin shape and make it recognizable despite its relatively small size, ranking 69th among all constellations.
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Key facts
- Constellation.name
- Delphinus
- Constellation.abbreviation
- Del
- Constellation.genitive
- Delphini
- Constellation.pronounce
- Delfínus, genitive
- Constellation.symbolism
- dolphin
- Constellation.RA
- –
- Constellation.dec
- –
- Constellation.family
- Heavenly Waters
- Constellation.quadrant
- NQ4
- Constellation.areatotal
- 189
- Constellation.arearank
- 69th
- Constellation.numbermainstars
- 5
- Constellation.numberbfstars
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- In non-Western astronomy
- Characteristics
- Features
- Stars
- Exoplanets
- Deep-sky objects
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Delphinus is a small constellation in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere, close to the celestial equator. Its name is the Latin version for the Greek word for dolphin (). It is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union. It is one of the smaller constellations, ranked 69th in size. Delphinus' five brightest stars form a distinctive asterism symbolizing a dolphin with four stars representing the body and one the tail. It is bordered (clockwise from north) by Vulpecula, Sagitta, Aquila, Aquarius, Equuleus and Pegasus.
Delphinus is a faint constellation with only two stars brighter than an apparent magnitude of 4, Beta Delphini (Rotanev) at magnitude 3.6 and Alpha Delphini (Sualocin) at magnitude 3.8.