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Delfino

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Also known as Del, Delphini, Delphinus (constellation)

costellazione

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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
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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
constellation
Named after
dolphin
Official name
Delphinus
Area
189
Shares border with
Aquarius
Image
DelphinusCC.jpg
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Commons category
Delphinus (constellation)
topic's main category
Category:Delphinus
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Delphinus (constellation)
short name
Del
on focus list of Wikimedia project
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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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