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public  Buhangin, Philippines Buhangin, Philippines  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Manila
Sunrise: 5:30 
Transit: 11:43 
Sunset: 17:56
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θ Delphini (theta Delphini)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 18:50 | Tran: 0:54 | Set: 6:58
Alt: -59.37°   Az: 49.45°   Direction: North-East

θ Delphini is a supergiant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Delphinus.

θ Delphini visual magnitude is 5.72. Because of its faintness, θ 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 θ Delphini (theta Delphini) star
DSS2 image of θ Delphini. The red arrow shows the motion of θ Delphini during the next 100000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 39m 56s
+13° 24’ 21”
13h 33m 48s
10h 13m 44s

J2000

20h 38m 43s
+13° 18’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

57.95°
-16.61°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for θ Delphini (theta Delphini).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.72
Supergiant

-2.29
K3I
3749K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

θ Delphini is distant 1,304.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

400.00
1,304.00
-14 km/s
-0.001 arcsec/y
-0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

θ Delphini
(theta Delphini)
SAO106342
SAO106342

Visibility from Your Location

Today's θ Delphini (theta Delphini) rise, transit and set times from Buhangin, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 76.6°
Max altitude: 83.1°
Azimuth: 283.4°