ROTANEV (Beta Delphini). The two brighter stars of the exquisite constellation Delphinus (the Dolphin) fall well outside the traditional systems of naming stars after their characters or constellation placements (however confused these have become).
Sualocin and Rotanev
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*β Del (Rotanev): F5 IV, 4m - 4.9 m
*γ Del: one of the finest double stars in the sky.
**γ1 Del: F7 V, 5.14m
**γ2 Del: K1 IV, 4.27m
*δ Del: A7 IIIp, 4.43m
*The above mentioned stars form an asterism called Job's Coffin.
be found: northeast of Delta and Gamma Sagittae, and southeast of Albireo (Beta1 Cygni); east of the Dumbbell Nebula; southwest of the Veil or Witch's Broom, Lace-work, Cirrus, Network, and Filamentary nebulae, and northwest of Sualocin and Rotanev ...
Two stars in Delphinus bear the peculiar names Sualocin and Rotanev, which first appeared in the Palermo Catalogue of 1814 compiled by the Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi.
The two brightest stars, [3358] alpha and [3357] beta Delphini, were named Sualocin and Rotanev respectively in a star catalogue published at the Palermo Observatory in Italy in 1814.
Sualocin (Alpha Del)
Rotanev (Beta Del)
Deneb Dulfim (Epsilon Del)
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Named stars in Delpinus (Greek alphabet)
Deneb Dulfim (ε Del), Rotanev (β Del), Sualocin (α Del).
Constellations adjoining Delphinus Aquarius, Aquila, Equuleus, Pegasus, Sagitta, Vulpecula.
The names of the two main stars, alpha Del and beta Del, Sualocin and Rotanev, were first mentioned in 1814 in a star catalog, published at the Palermo Observatory in Italy.
Canopus is the only star named for a real person (if you don't count Rotanev and Sualocin in Delphinus the Dolphin). He was the pilot of the Greek fleet of King Menelaus, and he sailed the ships to the destruction of Troy.
Regulus Alpha Leonis
Rigel Beta Orionis
Rigil Kentaurus Alpha Centauri
Rijl al Awwa Mu Virginis
Rotanev Beta Delphini
Ruchba Omega-2 Cygni
Ruchbah Delta Cassiopeiae
Rukbat Alpha Sagittarii
Rukh Delta Cygni ...
 See also: Constellation, Sualocin, Delphinus, Sky, Magnitude
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