IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)
Delphinus
The Dolphin
OriginAncient
AbbreviationDel
GenitiveDelphini
Pronunciation/dɛlˈfaɪnəs/ Delfínus genitive /dɛlˈfaɪnaɪ/
del-FINE-us/del-FIN-us
LocationNorthern Hemisphere
Primary StarRotanev (β Del)
Right Ascention 20h 37m Declination +14° 35'
Martian Solar Lag δ(🜨→♂) +0.593 h (35.6 min)
Delphinus, “The Dolphin” earned his place in the night sky by helping out the Greek god of the sea, Poseidon. The deity was in love with Amphitrite, a Nereid, but she was not interested. After many rebuffed attempts he decided to try a new approach. He sent out many messengers with his proposal, and it was the dolphin that convinced Amphitrite to marry the god. For that, Poseidon placed him amongst the stars.
www.underthesky.com
Delphinus as depicted by Johannes Hevelius in his Firmamentum Sobiescianum sive Uranographia (1687). Source image provided by www.RareMaps.com — Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Via www.underthenightsky.com.
←Delphinus -296→
SolPhoDeiTerVenJovSat
123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28
1 Delphinus -296 2 Delphinus -296 3 Delphinus -296 4 Delphinus -296 5 Delphinus -296 6 Delphinus -296 7 Delphinus -296 8 Delphinus -296 9 Delphinus -296 10 Delphinus -296 11 Delphinus -296 12 Delphinus -296 13 Delphinus -296 14 Delphinus -296 15 Delphinus -296 16 Delphinus -296 17 Delphinus -296 18 Delphinus -296 19 Delphinus -296 20 Delphinus -296 21 Delphinus -296 22 Delphinus -296 23 Delphinus -296 24 Delphinus -296 25 Delphinus -296 26 Delphinus -296 27 Delphinus -296 28 Delphinus -296 1 Dorado -295 2 January 1055 3 January 1055 4 January 1055 5 January 1055 6 January 1055 7 January 1055 8 January 1055 9 January 1055 10 January 1055 11 January 1055 12 January 1055 13 January 1055 14 January 1055 15 January 1055 16 January 1055 17 January 1055 18 January 1055 19 January 1055 20 January 1055 21 January 1055 22 January 1055 23 January 1055 24 January 1055 25 January 1055 26 January 1055 27 January 1055 28 January 1055 29 January 1055 30 January 1055 31 January 1055
MS -344983 MS -344984 MS -344985 MS -344986 MS -344987 MS -344988 MS -344989 MS -344990 MS -344991 MS -344992 MS -344993 MS -344994 MS -344995 MS -344996 MS -344997 MS -344998 MS -344999 MS -345000 MS -345001 MS -345002 MS -345003 MS -345004 MS -345005 MS -345006 MS -345007 MS -345008 MS -345009 MS -345010 MS -344955 MD -354576 MD -354575 MD -354574 MD -354573 MD -354572 MD -354571 MD -354570 MD -354569 MD -354568 MD -354567 MD -354566 MD -354565 MD -354564 MD -354563 MD -354562 MD -354561 MD -354560 MD -354559 MD -354558 MD -354557 MD -354556 MD -354555 MD -354554 MD -354553 MD -354552 MD -354551 MD -354550 MD -354549 MD -354548 MD -354547