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What (who) is Delphinus - definition

CONSTELLATION IN THE NORTHERN CELESTIAL HEMISPHERE
Delphinus constellation; Delphinus (constellation); Job's Coffin; Constellation Delphinus
  • Delphinus is depicted on the left of this card from ''[[Urania's Mirror]]'' (1825)

Delphinus         
·noun A genus of Cetacea, including the dolphin. ·see Dolphin, 1.
II. Delphinus ·noun The Dolphin, a constellation near the equator and east of Aquila.
Delphinus in Chinese astronomy         
Delphinus (Traditional Chinese star name); Delphinus (equivalents in Chinese astronomy); Delphinus (Chinese astronomy)
According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Delphinus is located within the northern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ).
Angaria delphinus         
  • operculum]] taken by [[gill net]] in 5 to 10 fathoms off [[Minabe]], in [[Japan]].
  • Apical view of another color form of ''Angaria delphinus'' showing variability of the species.
SPECIES OF MOLLUSC
Angaria laciniata; Common delphinula
Angaria delphinus, common name the common delphinula, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc of the family Angariidae.WoRMS : Angaria delphinus; accessed : 22 August 2011

Wikipedia

Delphinus

Delphinus (Pronounced or ) 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 (δελφίς). 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 (clockwise from north) 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 (Rotanev) at magnitude 3.6 and Alpha Delphini (Sualocin) at magnitude 3.8.