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 -320→
SolPhoDeiTerVenJovSat
123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28
1 Delphinus -320 2 Delphinus -320 3 Delphinus -320 4 Delphinus -320 5 Delphinus -320 6 Delphinus -320 7 Delphinus -320 8 Delphinus -320 9 Delphinus -320 10 Delphinus -320 11 Delphinus -320 12 Delphinus -320 13 Delphinus -320 14 Delphinus -320 15 Delphinus -320 16 Delphinus -320 17 Delphinus -320 18 Delphinus -320 19 Delphinus -320 20 Delphinus -320 21 Delphinus -320 22 Delphinus -320 23 Delphinus -320 24 Delphinus -320 25 Delphinus -320 26 Delphinus -320 27 Delphinus -320 28 Delphinus -320 2 Dorado -319 7 November 1009 8 November 1009 9 November 1009 10 November 1009 11 November 1009 12 November 1009 13 November 1009 14 November 1009 15 November 1009 16 November 1009 17 November 1009 18 November 1009 19 November 1009 20 November 1009 21 November 1009 22 November 1009 23 November 1009 24 November 1009 25 November 1009 26 November 1009 27 November 1009 28 November 1009 29 November 1009 30 November 1009 1 December 1009 2 December 1009 3 December 1009 4 December 1009 5 December 1009 6 December 1009
MS -361029 MS -361030 MS -361031 MS -361032 MS -361033 MS -361034 MS -361035 MS -361036 MS -361037 MS -361038 MS -361039 MS -361040 MS -361041 MS -361042 MS -361043 MS -361044 MS -361045 MS -361046 MS -361047 MS -361048 MS -361049 MS -361050 MS -361051 MS -361052 MS -361053 MS -361054 MS -361055 MS -361056 MS -361001 MD -371068 MD -371067 MD -371066 MD -371065 MD -371064 MD -371063 MD -371062 MD -371061 MD -371060 MD -371059 MD -371058 MD -371057 MD -371056 MD -371055 MD -371054 MD -371053 MD -371052 MD -371051 MD -371050 MD -371049 MD -371048 MD -371047 MD -371046 MD -371045 MD -371044 MD -371043 MD -371042 MD -371041 MD -371040 MD -371039