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 188→
SolPhoDeiTerVenJovSat
123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28
1 Delphinus 188 2 Delphinus 188 3 Delphinus 188 4 Delphinus 188 5 Delphinus 188 6 Delphinus 188 7 Delphinus 188 8 Delphinus 188 9 Delphinus 188 10 Delphinus 188 11 Delphinus 188 12 Delphinus 188 13 Delphinus 188 14 Delphinus 188 15 Delphinus 188 16 Delphinus 188 17 Delphinus 188 18 Delphinus 188 19 Delphinus 188 20 Delphinus 188 21 Delphinus 188 22 Delphinus 188 23 Delphinus 188 24 Delphinus 188 25 Delphinus 188 26 Delphinus 188 27 Delphinus 188 28 Delphinus 188 1 Grus 188 9 July 1965 10 July 1965 11 July 1965 12 July 1965 13 July 1965 14 July 1965 15 July 1965 16 July 1965 17 July 1965 18 July 1965 19 July 1965 20 July 1965 21 July 1965 22 July 1965 23 July 1965 24 July 1965 25 July 1965 26 July 1965 27 July 1965 28 July 1965 29 July 1965 30 July 1965 31 July 1965 1 August 1965 2 August 1965 3 August 1965 4 August 1965 5 August 1965 6 August 1965 7 August 1965
MS -21412 MS -21411 MS -21410 MS -21409 MS -21408 MS -21407 MS -21406 MS -21405 MS -21404 MS -21403 MS -21402 MS -21401 MS -21400 MS -21399 MS -21398 MS -21397 MS -21396 MS -21395 MS -21394 MS -21393 MS -21392 MS -21391 MS -21390 MS -21389 MS -21388 MS -21387 MS -21386 MS -21385 MS -21384 MD -22017 MD -22016 MD -22015 MD -22014 MD -22013 MD -22012 MD -22011 MD -22010 MD -22009 MD -22008 MD -22007 MD -22006 MD -22005 MD -22004 MD -22003 MD -22002 MD -22001 MD -22000 MD -21999 MD -21998 MD -21997 MD -21996 MD -21995 MD -21994 MD -21993 MD -21992 MD -21991 MD -21990 MD -21989 MD -21988