Constellation
Delphinus
Delphinus (Del) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is Rotanev (magnitude 3.64).
| Latin name | Delphinus |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Del |
| Brightest star | Rotanev |
| Stars in this encyclopedia | 72 |
| Stars with exoplanets | 10 |
| Deep-sky objects | 17 |
| Galaxies | 18 |
In the sky
Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 77° S. North of latitude 77° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Its brightest stars
- Rotanev 3.64 · 100.9 light-years
- Sualocin 3.77 · 237.6 light-years
- Aldulfin 4.03 · 365.9 light-years
- γ² Del 4.27 · 115.9 light-years
- δ Del 4.43 · 220.7 light-years
- ζ Del 4.64 · 218.3 light-years
- κ Del 5.07 · 97.9 light-years
- γ¹ Del 5.15 · 117.0 light-years
- 17 Del 5.19 · 516.6 light-years
- η Del 5.39 · 179.8 light-years
- ι Del 5.42 · 195.9 light-years
- Musica 5.51 · 245.2 light-years
- 16 Del 5.54 · 197.8 light-years
- 13 Del 5.57 · 470.9 light-years
- θ Del 5.69 · 1,934 light-years
- HIP 103675 5.69 · 597.9 light-years
- HIP 100256 5.96 · 282.0 light-years
- HIP 101909 5.99 · 1,045 light-years
- 10 Del 6.01 · 492.9 light-years
- 15 Del 6.01 · 98.8 light-years
- 1 Del 6.03 · 702.9 light-years
- HIP 103301 6.04 · 354.3 light-years
- HIP 100511 6.16 · 84.9 light-years
- HIP 100274 6.17 · 466.8 light-years
- HIP 100208 6.20 · 845.9 light-years
Its stars with exoplanets
- Musica 1 planet(s)
- HD 196885 A 1 planet(s)
- HD 195019 1 planet(s)
- TOI-5811 B 1 planet(s)
- TIC 393818343 1 planet(s)
- WASP-2 1 planet(s)
- Moriah 1 planet(s)
- WASP-176 1 planet(s)
- TOI-5926 1 planet(s)
- TOI-5261 1 planet(s)
Deep-sky objects
- PSR J2042+0246 Pulsar
- PSR J2047+1053 Pulsar
- PSR J2052+1219 Pulsar
- PSR B2044+15 (J2046+1540) Pulsar
- PSR J2043+1711 Pulsar
- PSR J2033+1734 Pulsar
- PSR B2034+19 (J2037+1942) Pulsar
- NGC 6934 Globular cluster
- NGC 7006 Globular cluster
- FSR 0128 Star cluster
- FSR 0140 Star cluster
- FSR 0151 Star cluster
- NGC 6950 Star cluster
- FSR 0161 Star cluster
- NGC 6905 Planetary nebula
- NGC 6891 Planetary nebula
- A 72 Planetary nebula
Galaxies
- NGC 6955 381.1 million light-years
- IC 1320 231.1 million light-years
- NGC 6954 189.5 million light-years
- NGC 6971 255.6 million light-years
- NGC 6944A 195.6 million light-years
- NGC 6944 205.8 million light-years
- NGC 6969 217.1 million light-years
- NGC 6917 218.6 million light-years
- NGC 6930 NED01 218.7 million light-years
- NGC 6972 211.0 million light-years
- NGC 6927 212.5 million light-years
- NGC 6928 219.3 million light-years
- NGC 6988 211.4 million light-years
- IC 1359 220.3 million light-years
- NGC 6956 216.7 million light-years
- NGC 7025 231.5 million light-years
- NGC 7003 247.1 million light-years
- IC 5080 546.9 million light-years
Its other stars
- HIP 100969
- HIP 102833
- HIP 101213
- HIP 101810
- HIP 100807
- HIP 100953
- HIP 102158
- HIP 104281
- HIP 100762
- 14 Del
- HIP 103891
- HIP 100781
- HIP 102631
- HD 196885 A
- HIP 101489
- Gl 797A
- HIP 100876
- HIP 100779
- HD 195019
- TOI-5811 B
- Gl 795A
- GJ 1259
- Gl 795B
- TIC 393818343
- Gl 804
- GJ 4160A
- WASP-2
- GJ 4143
- Gl 797B
- GJ 4149
- Moriah
- WASP-176
- GJ 4161B
- TOI-5926
- TOI-5261
- Gl 791.2
- GJ 4163
- GJ 1256
- GJ 4169
- PSO J306.0126+16.7969
- 2MASSI J2057153+171515
- 2MASS J20360316+1051295
- 2MASS J20343769+0827009
- 2MASSI J2054358+151904
- WISE J203042.79+074934.7
- 2MASSW J2101154+175658
- WISEPC J205628.90+145953.3