Star profile

Eta Delphinus

3D likeness based on its real data · class A · ~8,500 K

What is Eta Delphinus

Eta Delphini shines some 236 light-years away in the small but beloved constellation of the Dolphin, that crisp diamond that seems to leap out of the Milky Way. It is a white A-type star, part of an asterism so compact that any dark sky reveals it at a glance. It accompanies the four stars that draw the body of the mythological cetacean, a reminder that the most cherished constellations are not always the largest.

Where it is and when to see it

Eta Delphinus lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is August: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.

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Astronomical data for Eta Delphinus

Constellation: Delphinus
Apparent magnitude: 5.39
Distance: 236.2 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 308.488° · Dec 13.027°
Catalogue: HIP 101483 · HD 195943

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Other stars in Delphinus

Delphinus has 18 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 18 stars in Delphinus