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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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- 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
- 19
- Constellation.numberbrightstars
- 0
- Constellation.numbernearbystars
- 3
- Constellation.brighteststarname
- Rotanev (β Del)
- Constellation.starmagnitude
- 3.63
- Constellation.neareststarname
- WISE 2056+1459
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- Instance of
- constellation
- Named after
- dolphin
- Official name
- Delphinus
- Area
- 189
- Shares border with
- Aquarius
- Image
- DelphinusCC.jpg
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- Delphinus (constellation)
- topic's main category
- Category:Delphinus
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons gallery
- Delphinus (constellation)
- short name
- Del
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- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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Article · Italiano
Il Delfino (in latino Delphinus) è una piccola costellazione settentrionale, molto vicina dall'equatore celeste. Era una delle 48 costellazioni elencate da Tolomeo, ed è oggi una delle 88 costellazioni moderne. Si trova sul bordo sudorientale della brillante Via Lattea estiva.
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