northern skyBest Sep
Delphinus
The Dolphingen. Delphini
- Brightest
- Sualocin
- Stars
- 150
- Best viewed
- September
- Sky center
- 309.0°, +13.0°
Alpha Delphini
in catalog
from mid-latitudes
RA / Dec
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150 stars
pinch · drag
α · Brightest
Sualocin
Mythology
The dolphin messenger of Poseidon, or the dolphin that saved the poet Arion from drowning. Small but distinctive diamond-shape of four stars. The star names Sualocin and Rotanev are 'Nicolaus Venator' — astronomer Niccolò Cacciatore — spelled backwards.
Brightest stars
top 8 of 150| Star | Bayer | Magnitude | B−V |
|---|---|---|---|
Rotanev | 6Bet Del | 3.64 | 0.42 |
Sualocin | 9Alp Del | 3.77 | -0.06 |
Aldulfin | 2Eps Del | 4.03 | -0.12 |
12Gam2Del | — | 4.27 | 1.04 |
11Del Del | — | 4.43 | 0.30 |
4Zet Del | — | 4.64 | 0.12 |
7Kap Del | — | 5.07 | 0.70 |
12Gam1Del | — | 5.15 | 0.49 |
- Rotanev6Bet Del3.64mag
- Sualocin9Alp Del3.77mag
- Aldulfin2Eps Del4.03mag
- 12Gam2Del4.27mag
- 11Del Del4.43mag
- 4Zet Del4.64mag
- 7Kap Del5.07mag
- 12Gam1Del5.15mag
Lower magnitude = brighter. B−V color index maps to star color (bluer cooler, redder warmer).