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 -56→
SolPhoDeiTerVenJovSat
123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28
1 Delphinus -56 2 Delphinus -56 3 Delphinus -56 4 Delphinus -56 5 Delphinus -56 6 Delphinus -56 7 Delphinus -56 8 Delphinus -56 9 Delphinus -56 10 Delphinus -56 11 Delphinus -56 12 Delphinus -56 13 Delphinus -56 14 Delphinus -56 15 Delphinus -56 16 Delphinus -56 17 Delphinus -56 18 Delphinus -56 19 Delphinus -56 20 Delphinus -56 21 Delphinus -56 22 Delphinus -56 23 Delphinus -56 24 Delphinus -56 25 Delphinus -56 26 Delphinus -56 27 Delphinus -56 28 Delphinus -56 1 Dorado -55 17 July 1506 18 July 1506 19 July 1506 20 July 1506 21 July 1506 22 July 1506 23 July 1506 24 July 1506 25 July 1506 26 July 1506 27 July 1506 28 July 1506 29 July 1506 30 July 1506 31 July 1506 1 August 1506 2 August 1506 3 August 1506 4 August 1506 5 August 1506 6 August 1506 7 August 1506 8 August 1506 9 August 1506 10 August 1506 11 August 1506 12 August 1506 13 August 1506 14 August 1506 15 August 1506
MS -184520 MS -184521 MS -184522 MS -184523 MS -184524 MS -184525 MS -184526 MS -184527 MS -184528 MS -184529 MS -184530 MS -184531 MS -184532 MS -184533 MS -184534 MS -184535 MS -184536 MS -184537 MS -184538 MS -184539 MS -184540 MS -184541 MS -184542 MS -184543 MS -184544 MS -184545 MS -184546 MS -184547 MS -184492 MD -189656 MD -189655 MD -189654 MD -189653 MD -189652 MD -189651 MD -189650 MD -189649 MD -189648 MD -189647 MD -189646 MD -189645 MD -189644 MD -189643 MD -189642 MD -189641 MD -189640 MD -189639 MD -189638 MD -189637 MD -189636 MD -189635 MD -189634 MD -189633 MD -189632 MD -189631 MD -189630 MD -189629 MD -189628 MD -189627