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| name | created_by | created_date | updated_by | updated_date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delphinus | skybber | 2021-06-20 18:23:40.348382 | skybber | 2022-02-11 15:57:38.508256 |
A small but striking constellation in the northern sky, located between Pegasus and Aquila - near the bright star Altair. It lies just off the eastern edge of the summer Milky Way in the direction of the body of Eagle. The four stars of the constellations α, β, γ, and δ Delphinus (all 3.5-4.5mag brightness) form a distinctive parallelogram that looks a bit like an open cluster and is sometimes called Job's Ark. Since the stars η Del (5.38mag) and ε Del (4.3mag) also lie nearby, the constellation takes on a nice shape that novice observers sometimes mistake for the Pleiades or the Little Dipper. The constellation, although it lies on the edge of the Milky Way, does not contain such objects as open clusters or emission nebulae. It is dominated by planetary clusters, globular clusters and a few galaxies. The most beautiful object, however, is undoubtedly the easily distinguishable binary γ Del.
