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γ1 Delphini (gamma1 Delphini)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 12:53 | Tran: 20:16 | Set: 3:43
Alt: 4.20°   Az: 290.93°   Direction: West-North-West

γ1 Delphini is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F7 in the constellation of Delphinus.

γ1 Delphini visual magnitude is 5.14. Because of its faintness, γ1 Delphini is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of γ1 Delphini (gamma1 Delphini) star
DSS2 image of γ1 Delphini. The red arrow shows the motion of γ1 Delphini during the next 1000 years (-0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.18 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 47m 47s
+16° 12’ 59”
06h 56m 11s
03h 43m 59s

J2000

20h 46m 38s
+16° 07’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

61.49°
-16.57°

Finder Chart

Finder chart γ1 Delphini (gamma1 Delphini) star
Simplified finder chart for γ1 Delphini (gamma1 Delphini).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.14
Main-sequence

2.64
F7V
6435K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where γ1 Delphini is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of γ1 Delphini. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

γ1 Delphini is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the γ1 Delphini double sysyem:

5.14
6.14
1
9.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

γ1 Delphini is distant 102.87 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

31.56
102.87
-7 km/s
-0.03 arcsec/y
-0.191"/y

Alternative Designations

γ1 Delphini
(gamma1 Delphini)
12 Delphini
SAO106475
SAO106475

Visibility from Your Location

Today's γ1 Delphini (gamma1 Delphini) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.8°
Max altitude: 54.7°
Azimuth: 286.2°