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ζ Delphini (zeta Delphini)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 22:56 | Tran: 6:15 | Set: 13:30
Alt: 45.66°   Az: 134.44°   Direction: South-East

ζ Delphini is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Delphinus.

ζ Delphini visual magnitude is 4.68. Because of its moderate brightness, ζ 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 ζ Delphini (zeta Delphini) star
DSS2 image of ζ Delphini. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ Delphini during the next 10000 years (7.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 36m 29s
+14° 45’ 46”
21h 55m 43s
18h 32m 13s

J2000

20h 35m 18s
+14° 40’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

58.63°
-15.16°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ζ Delphini (zeta Delphini).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.68
Main-sequence

0.47
A3V
8932K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ζ Delphini is distant 227.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

69.64
227.02
-25 km/s
0.046 arcsec/y
0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

ζ Delphini
(zeta Delphini)
SAO106274
SAO106274

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 75.2°
Max altitude: 53.3°
Azimuth: 284.8°