Star profile

17 Delphinus

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is 17 Delphinus

17 Delphini glows orange from 480 light-years away, a K-type giant set in the small, elegant Dolphin. Its surface, cooler than the Sun's, radiates the warm tone characteristic of stars that have outgrown maturity. At magnitude 5.19, right at the threshold of the naked eye under dark skies, it accompanies the Dolphin's diamond as it seems to leap between Eagle and Pegasus through summer nights.

Where it is and when to see it

17 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 17 Delphinus

Constellation: Delphinus
Apparent magnitude: 5.19
Distance: 479.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 313.903° · Dec 13.722°
Catalogue: HIP 103294 · HD 199253

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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