page_title: Delphinus
section_title: Features
hierarchical_section_title: Delphinus / Features
caption_attribution_description: English: Delphinus, the Dolphin
context_page_description: Delphinus is a small constellation in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere, close to the celestial equator. Its name is the Latin version for the Greek word for dolphin. It is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union. It is one of the smaller constellations, ranked 69th in size. Delphinus' five brightest stars form a distinctive asterism symbolizing a dolphin with four stars representing the body and one the tail. It is bordered by Vulpecula, Sagitta, Aquila, Aquarius, Equuleus and Pegasus.
  Delphinus is a faint constellation with only two stars brighter than an apparent magnitude of 4, Beta Delphini at magnitude 3.6 and Alpha Delphini with a magnitude of 3.8.
caption: Contrast and color enhanced photograph of Delphinus
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