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 106→
SolPhoDeiTerVenJovSat
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
1 Delphinus 106 2 Delphinus 106 3 Delphinus 106 4 Delphinus 106 5 Delphinus 106 6 Delphinus 106 7 Delphinus 106 8 Delphinus 106 9 Delphinus 106 10 Delphinus 106 11 Delphinus 106 12 Delphinus 106 13 Delphinus 106 14 Delphinus 106 15 Delphinus 106 16 Delphinus 106 17 Delphinus 106 18 Delphinus 106 19 Delphinus 106 20 Delphinus 106 21 Delphinus 106 22 Delphinus 106 23 Delphinus 106 24 Delphinus 106 25 Delphinus 106 26 Delphinus 106 27 Delphinus 106 28 Delphinus 106 1 Grus 106 31 March 1811 1 April 1811 2 April 1811 3 April 1811 4 April 1811 5 April 1811 6 April 1811 7 April 1811 8 April 1811 9 April 1811 10 April 1811 11 April 1811 12 April 1811 13 April 1811 14 April 1811 15 April 1811 16 April 1811 17 April 1811 18 April 1811 19 April 1811 20 April 1811 21 April 1811 22 April 1811 23 April 1811 24 April 1811 25 April 1811 26 April 1811 27 April 1811 28 April 1811 29 April 1811
MS -76237 MS -76236 MS -76235 MS -76234 MS -76233 MS -76232 MS -76231 MS -76230 MS -76229 MS -76228 MS -76227 MS -76226 MS -76225 MS -76224 MS -76223 MS -76222 MS -76221 MS -76220 MS -76219 MS -76218 MS -76217 MS -76216 MS -76215 MS -76214 MS -76213 MS -76212 MS -76211 MS -76210 MS -76209 MD -78365 MD -78364 MD -78363 MD -78362 MD -78361 MD -78360 MD -78359 MD -78358 MD -78357 MD -78356 MD -78355 MD -78354 MD -78353 MD -78352 MD -78351 MD -78350 MD -78349 MD -78348 MD -78347 MD -78346 MD -78345 MD -78344 MD -78343 MD -78342 MD -78341 MD -78340 MD -78339 MD -78338 MD -78337 MD -78336