The Dolphin
Delphinus
Genitive: Delphini · abbreviation Del
Best evening month
September
Visible from
84°S to 90°N
Centre RA
20h 36m 00s
Centre Dec
+6° 00′
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Mythology & origin
The dolphin that persuaded the sea nymph Amphitrite to marry Poseidon, or that rescued the poet Arion from drowning.
Ptolemy · Almagest, 2nd century AD