19Delphinus, The Dolphin
NAME: Delphinus (del-FEE-nus)
SEASON: Summer
CULMINATION: midnight, 31 July
ABBREVIATION: Del
GENITIVE: Delphini (del-FEE-nee)
NEIGHBORS: Aql, Aqr, Equ, Peg, Sge, Vul
BINOCULAR OBJECTS: NGC 6934
URBAN OBJECTS: NGC 6934, 12-gamma (STF 2727)
Delphinus is a small equatorial constellation, ranking 69th in size among the 88 constellations. It covers 189 square degrees of the celestial sphere, or about 0.5%. Despite the fact that the brightest stars in Delphinus are only of the fourth magnitude, Delphinus is quite prominent because it lies in a region of the sky that is devoid of bright stars.
Delphinus is an ancient constellation. In Greek mythology, Delphinus represents the dolphin that saved the poet Arion of Lesbos from ...
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