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δ Delphini (delta Delphini)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 4:12 | Tran: 11:29 | Set: 18:46
Alt: 22.36°   Az: 93.58°   Direction: East

δ Delphini is a variable giant star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Delphinus.

δ Delphini visual magnitude is 4.43. Because of its moderate brightness, δ Delphini is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of δ Delphini (delta Delphini) star
DSS2 image of δ Delphini. The red arrow shows the motion of δ Delphini during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 44m 37s
+15° 09’ 58”
19h 07m 58s
15h 52m 36s

J2000

20h 43m 27s
+15° 04’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

60.14°
-16.55°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for δ Delphini (delta Delphini).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.43
Giant
δ Delphini is also a De chemically peculiar star.

0.45
A7III
7337K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

δ Delphini is distant 203.37 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

62.38
203.37
9 km/s
-0.019 arcsec/y
-0.043"/y

Alternative Designations

δ Delphini
(delta Delphini)
11 Delphini
SAO106425
SAO106425

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 74.8°
Max altitude: 53.7°
Azimuth: 285.2°