Delta Delphini

Delta Delphini
Diagram showing star positions and boundaries of the Delphinus constellation and its surroundings. Delta Delphinus is circled.
Diagram showing star positions and boundaries of the Delphinus constellation and its surroundings. Delta Delphinus is circled.

A star chart of the Delphinus constellation showing the position of δ Delphinus (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox ICRS
Constellation Delphinus
Right ascension 20h 43m 27.534s
Declination +15° 04′ 28.483″
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.43 (4.38 - 4.49)
Characteristics
Spectral type kA7hF1VmF1pSrEuCr:
B−V color index +0.302
Variable type δ Sct
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)9.48±0.07 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −20.663 mas/yr
Dec.: −42.983 mas/yr
Parallax (π)14.7809±0.1275 mas
Distance221 ± 2 ly
(67.7 ± 0.6 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.25
Orbit
Period (P)40.60505±0.00014 d
Semi-major axis (a)5.4676±0.0037
Eccentricity (e)0.64008±0.00018
Inclination (i)13.92±0.18°
Longitude of the node (Ω)63.73±0.33°
Periastron epoch (T)56823.5019±0.0028 MJD
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)		65.07±0.32°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)		13.88±0.14 km/s
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary)		15.27±0.07 km/s
Details
δ Del A
Mass1.78 M☉
Radius3.43 R☉
Luminosity32.4 L☉
Surface gravity (log g)3.71 cgs
Temperature7,440±210 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.5 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)17 km/s
Age945 Myr
δ Del B
Mass1.62 M☉
Radius3.48 R☉
Luminosity28.8 L☉
Temperature7,110±180 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)12 km/s
Other designations
δ Del, 11 Del, BD+14°4403, FK5 778, GC 28873, HD 197461, HIP 102281, HR 7928, SAO 106425, WDS J20435+1504AB
Database references
SIMBADdata

Delta Delphini is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Delphinus. Its name is a Bayer designation that is Latinized from δ Delphini and abbreviated Delta Del or δ Del. This system is visible to the naked eye as a point of light with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.43. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 14.61 mas as seen from the Earth, the system is located about 223 light years from the Sun.

A light curve for Delta Delphini, plotted from Hipparcos data

This is a double-lined spectroscopic binary system with an orbital period of 40.58 days. The two components are nearly identical chemically peculiar stars, having a combined stellar classification of kA7hF1VmF1pSrEuCr:. This notation indicates the calcium K line matches an A7 star, the hydrogen lines an F1 star, and the metal lines an F1 star, with particularly strong lines of strontium, europium, and chromium. Each of the stars is a Delta Scuti variable, with the system having a dominant period of 0.1568 days and an amplitude of 0.0700 in magnitude. Delta Delphini forms the prototype of a class of metal-lined δ Scuti subgiant or giant stars.

References

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  10. ↑ "Light Curve", Hipparcos ESA, ESA, retrieved 31 August 2022.
  11. ↑ Baade, D.; et al. (March 1993), "A spectroscopic search for nonradial pulsations in the Delta Scuti stars Delta Delphini and Epsilon Cephei", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 269 (1–2): 195–200, Bibcode:1993A&A...269..195B.