# Gamma Delphini (Al Salib)

Gamma Delphini (Al Salib) is a double star in the constellation Delphinus, magnitude 4.4.

A lovely pair in Job's Coffin, the diamond of Delphinus. Its components (magnitudes 4.4 and 5.0; spectral types K1 IV (orange) and F7 V (yellow-white)) lie 8.8″ apart at PA 266° (measured 2025).

## When and where to see it

It is best placed in the evening sky around September, when it crosses the meridian at about 10 pm local time (around midnight in August). It can be seen from everywhere north of 74°S and never sets north of 74°N.

At its highest it stands 56° up from 50°N, 71° up from 35°N, 74° up from the equator, 39° up from 35°S.

## Facts

- Type: Double star
- Constellation: Delphinus
- Designations: Al Salib, γ Del, γ² Del, Gamma² Delphini, γ¹ Del, Gamma¹ Delphini, 12 Del, 12 Delphini, STF 2727, HIP 102532
- Magnitude: 4.4
- Position: RA 20h 46.7m, Dec +16° 7′ (J2000)

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