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 -792→
SolPhoDeiTerVenJovSat
123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28
1 Delphinus -792 2 Delphinus -792 3 Delphinus -792 4 Delphinus -792 5 Delphinus -792 6 Delphinus -792 7 Delphinus -792 8 Delphinus -792 9 Delphinus -792 10 Delphinus -792 11 Delphinus -792 12 Delphinus -792 13 Delphinus -792 14 Delphinus -792 15 Delphinus -792 16 Delphinus -792 17 Delphinus -792 18 Delphinus -792 19 Delphinus -792 20 Delphinus -792 21 Delphinus -792 22 Delphinus -792 23 Delphinus -792 24 Delphinus -792 25 Delphinus -792 26 Delphinus -792 27 Delphinus -792 28 Delphinus -792 1 Dorado -791 31 October 0121 1 November 0121 2 November 0121 3 November 0121 4 November 0121 5 November 0121 6 November 0121 7 November 0121 8 November 0121 9 November 0121 10 November 0121 11 November 0121 12 November 0121 13 November 0121 14 November 0121 15 November 0121 16 November 0121 17 November 0121 18 November 0121 19 November 0121 20 November 0121 21 November 0121 22 November 0121 23 November 0121 24 November 0121 25 November 0121 26 November 0121 27 November 0121 28 November 0121 29 November 0121
MS -676605 MS -676606 MS -676607 MS -676608 MS -676609 MS -676610 MS -676611 MS -676612 MS -676613 MS -676614 MS -676615 MS -676616 MS -676617 MS -676618 MS -676619 MS -676620 MS -676621 MS -676622 MS -676623 MS -676624 MS -676625 MS -676626 MS -676627 MS -676628 MS -676629 MS -676630 MS -676631 MS -676632 MS -676577 MD -695410 MD -695409 MD -695408 MD -695407 MD -695406 MD -695405 MD -695404 MD -695403 MD -695402 MD -695401 MD -695400 MD -695399 MD -695398 MD -695397 MD -695396 MD -695395 MD -695394 MD -695393 MD -695392 MD -695391 MD -695390 MD -695389 MD -695388 MD -695387 MD -695386 MD -695385 MD -695384 MD -695383 MD -695382 MD -695381