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κ Delphini (kappa Delphini)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 13:46 | Tran: 20:36 | Set: 3:30
Alt: 22.05°   Az: 258.30°   Direction: West-South-West

κ Delphini is a multiple sub-giant star of spectral class G2 in the constellation of Delphinus.

κ Delphini visual magnitude is 5.05. Because of its faintness, κ 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 κ Delphini (kappa Delphini) star
DSS2 image of κ Delphini. The red arrow shows the motion of κ Delphini during the next 1000 years (5.35 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.38 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 40m 19s
+10° 10’ 28”
04h 28m 56s
01h 09m 15s

J2000

20h 39m 07s
+10° 05’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

55.18°
-18.47°

Finder Chart

Finder chart κ Delphini (kappa Delphini) star
Simplified finder chart for κ Delphini (kappa Delphini).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.05
Sub-giant

2.66
G2IV
5534K

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

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

Star System Properties

κ 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 κ Delphini double sysyem:

5.05
9.85
4.8
203.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

κ Delphini is distant 97.99 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 52 kilometers per second.

30.06
97.99
-52 km/s
0.321 arcsec/y
0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

κ Delphini
(kappa Delphini)
SAO126059
SAO126059

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 79.8°
Max altitude: 48.7°
Azimuth: 280.2°