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16 Delphini — Star in Delphinus

Magnitude 5.6m Star Delphinus (Del) Visible
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1Physical Properties

Magnitude 5.58
Spectral Type A4V
Star Color White (B-V 0.12)

2Position & Identifiers

RA 20h 55m 38.6s
Dec +12° 34' 07.0"
Constellation Delphinus (Del)
HR 8012
HIP 103298
HD 199254
SAO 106666
Flamsteed 16 Del
Double Cat 14429
SIMBAD

3How easy to spot?

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Equipment Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
Naked eye Hard+ Hard+ Hard
50mm finder Easy Easy Easy
150mm scope Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

4Visibility

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Best season Jun – Aug (peak: Jul)

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14Stellar Notes

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Nearby in the Sky

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 7006
Medium+
Globular cluster — dense ball of ancient stars
Globular Cluster mag 10.6 3.9° Delphinus
Gamma Del
HIP 102532; Gamma2 Delphini; 12 Delphini
Easy
Colorful double, sep 8.8″
Double Star mag 4.27 4.2° Delphinus
U Del
Easy
Semi-regular variable, range 6.1–7.6
Variable Star mag 6.38 6.0° Delphinus
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