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Other stars in Delphinus
- Rotanev
- Sualocin
- Aldulfin
- γ2 Delphini
- δ Delphini
- ζ Delphini
- κ Delphini
- γ1 Delphini
- 17 Delphini
- η Delphini
- ι Delphini
- Musica
- 13 Delphini
- 16 Delphini
- HR8044
- θ Delphini
- HR7774
- HR7899
- 15 Delphini
- 10 Delphini
- HR8010
- 1 Delphini
- HR7778
- HR7793
- HR7839
- HR7975
- HR7771
- HR7824
- HR7923
- HR7816
- HR7886
- HR7820
- HR8057
- HR7810
- 14 Delphini
- HR8088
- HR7941
- HR7954
- HR7813
- HR7907
- HR7914
- HR7981
- HR7833
- HR7857
- HR8037
- HR7840
16 Delphini
16 Delphini is a double main-sequence star in the constellation of Delphinus.
16 Delphini visual magnitude is 5.58. Because of its reltive faintness, 16 Delphini should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about 16 Delphini:
16 Delphini is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 36.4°
Azimuth: 119.5°
Direction: East-South-East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 16 Delphini
16 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 16 Delphini are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 16 Delphini in the sky:
Visibility of 16 Delphini from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 16 Delphini rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of 16 Delphini
The image below is a photograph of 16 Delphini from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 16 Delphini is 0.04 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.018 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of 16 Delphini from the Sun and relative movement
16 Delphini is distant 199.39 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 16 Delphini
16 Delphini belongs to spectral class A4 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 16 Delphini is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
16 Delphini star system properties
16 Delphini is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 16 Delphini double sysyem: