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 89→
SolPhoDeiTerVenJovSat
12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728
1 Delphinus 89 2 Delphinus 89 3 Delphinus 89 4 Delphinus 89 5 Delphinus 89 6 Delphinus 89 7 Delphinus 89 8 Delphinus 89 9 Delphinus 89 10 Delphinus 89 11 Delphinus 89 12 Delphinus 89 13 Delphinus 89 14 Delphinus 89 15 Delphinus 89 16 Delphinus 89 17 Delphinus 89 18 Delphinus 89 19 Delphinus 89 20 Delphinus 89 21 Delphinus 89 22 Delphinus 89 23 Delphinus 89 24 Delphinus 89 25 Delphinus 89 26 Delphinus 89 27 Delphinus 89 28 Delphinus 89 1 Grus 89 6 April 1779 7 April 1779 8 April 1779 9 April 1779 10 April 1779 11 April 1779 12 April 1779 13 April 1779 14 April 1779 15 April 1779 16 April 1779 17 April 1779 18 April 1779 19 April 1779 20 April 1779 21 April 1779 22 April 1779 23 April 1779 24 April 1779 25 April 1779 26 April 1779 27 April 1779 28 April 1779 29 April 1779 30 April 1779 1 May 1779 2 May 1779 3 May 1779 4 May 1779
MS -87603 MS -87602 MS -87601 MS -87600 MS -87599 MS -87598 MS -87597 MS -87596 MS -87595 MS -87594 MS -87593 MS -87592 MS -87591 MS -87590 MS -87589 MS -87588 MS -87587 MS -87586 MS -87585 MS -87584 MS -87583 MS -87582 MS -87581 MS -87580 MS -87579 MS -87578 MS -87577 MS -87576 MS -87575 MD -90046 MD -90045 MD -90044 MD -90043 MD -90042 MD -90041 MD -90040 MD -90039 MD -90038 MD -90037 MD -90036 MD -90035 MD -90034 MD -90033 MD -90032 MD -90031 MD -90030 MD -90029 MD -90028 MD -90027 MD -90026 MD -90025 MD -90024 MD -90023 MD -90022 MD -90021 MD -90020 MD -90019 MD -90018