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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:24 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:27
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1 Delphini

Altitude: 30.0°   Azimuth: 248.0°   Direction: West-South-West

1 Delphini is a variable and multiple star in the constellation of Delphinus.

1 Delphini visual magnitude is 6.08. Because of its reltive faintness, 1 Delphini should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of 1 Delphini is 0.021 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 1 Delphini star
DSS2 image of 1 Delphini. The red arrow shows the motion of 1 Delphini during the next 10000 years (3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.50 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about 1 Delphini

6.08

1 Delphini is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 30.0°
Azimuth: 248.0°
Direction: West-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 1 Delphini

1 Delphini is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 1 Delphini are provided in the following table:

20h 30m 17s
+10° 53’ 44”
54.66°
-16.21°
Delphinus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 1 Delphini in the sky:

Finder chart 1 Delphini star
Simplified finder chart for 1 Delphini.

Visibility of 1 Delphini from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's 1 Delphini rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 79.1°
Max altitude: 49.4°
Azimuth: 280.9°

Distance of 1 Delphini from the Sun and relative movement

1 Delphini is distant 565.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

173.61 pc
565.97 ly
-16 km/s
0.021 arcsec/year
0.003 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 1 Delphini

1 Delphini belongs to spectral class A1

-0.12
A1
10516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 1 Delphini is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 1 Delphini. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

1 Delphini star system properties

1 Delphini is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 1 Delphini double sysyem:

6.08
7.88
1.8
0.9 arcsec

Alternative designations of 1 Delphini

SAO106172
SAO106172