Star profile

Delta Equuleus

3D likeness based on its real data · class F · ~6,500 K

What is Delta Equuleus

Delta Equulei is a yellow-white type F star settled just 60 light-years away, within the tiny Little Horse —the second-smallest constellation in the sky, almost a wink between Pegasus and Delphinus—. Despite its modesty, it is one of the most studied spectroscopic binaries, with an intimate companion whose orbit was first measured in the late nineteenth century. Discreet and close, it turns smallness into a virtue.

Where it is and when to see it

Delta Equuleus 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, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 49° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 59° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 46° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 80° S.

It ranks no. 2 in brightness among the 12 stars of Equuleus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Kitalpha, the brightest: it lies about 5° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 60 years ago.

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Astronomical data for Delta Equuleus

Constellation: Equuleus
Apparent magnitude: 4.47
Distance: 60.3 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 318.620° · Dec 10.007°
Catalogue: HIP 104858 · HD 202275

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Other stars in Equuleus

Equuleus has 12 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 12 stars in Equuleus