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| IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg) | |
| Delphinus | |
| The Dolphin | |
| Origin | Ancient |
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| Abbreviation | Del |
| Genitive | Delphini |
| Pronunciation | /dɛlˈfaɪnəs/ Delfínus genitive /dɛlˈfaɪnaɪ/ |
| del-FINE-us/del-FIN-us | |
| Location | Northern Hemisphere |
| Primary Star | Rotanev (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. | |
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| 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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