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Delphinus
Delphini — The Dolphin
Constellations#69 by area
Overview
Delphinus (Delphini) — The Dolphin is one of the 88 modern constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union.
Notable stars
12 catalogued stars in this encyclopedia.
- Rotanevmag 3.64
- Sualocinmag 3.77
- Aldulfinmag 4.03
- 12 Delphinimag 4.27
- Delta Delphinimag 4.43
- Zeta Delphinimag 4.64
- Kappa Delphinimag 5.07
- 12 Delphinimag 5.15
- 17 Delphinimag 5.19
- Eta Delphinimag 5.39
- Iota Delphinimag 5.42
- Musicamag 5.51
Deep-sky objects
Neighbouring constellations
Knowledge connections
- Constellation ofRotanev
- Constellation ofSualocin
- Constellation ofAldulfin
- Constellation of12 Delphini
- Constellation ofDelta Delphini
- Constellation ofZeta Delphini
- Constellation ofKappa Delphini
- Constellation of12 Delphini
- Constellation of17 Delphini
- Constellation ofEta Delphini
- Constellation ofIota Delphini
- Constellation ofMusica
- Contains objectNGC 6934
- Contains objectNGC 7006
- Contains objectBlue Flash Nebula
- Neighbour ofAquarius
- Neighbour ofAquila
- Neighbour ofPegasus
- Belongs to familyHeavenly Waters Family
- Best observed inSummer Sky
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- IAUInternational Astronomical Union
Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.