15 Delphini
{{Short description|Star in the constellation of Delphinus}}
{{Starbox begin
| name = 15 Delphini
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{{Starbox observe
| constell = Delphinus
| dec = {{DEC|+12|32|42.4589}}
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{{Starbox character
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{{Starbox astrometry
| parallax = 33.0028
| p_error = 0.0322
| prop_mo_ra = +52.776
| prop_mo_dec = +97.020
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{{Starbox detail
| source =
| radius = 1.42{{±|0.02|0.04}}
| rotational_velocity = 5.6{{±|0.3}}
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{{Starbox catalog
| names = {{odlist|F = 15 Del|AG = +12°2395|BD = +12°4472|GC = 29037|HD = 198390|HIP = 102805|HR = 7973|SAO = 106536|WDS = J20496+1233A}}
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{{Starbox reference
| Simbad = 15+Del
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{{Starbox end}}
15 Delphini (15 Del) is a star in the equatorial constellation Delphinus. It has an apparent magnitude of 5.99, allowing it to be faintly seen with the naked eye. The star is relatively close at a distance of 99 light years but is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of {{val|4.1|ul=km/s}}.
15 Del has a stellar classification of F5 V, indicating that it is an ordinary F-type main-sequence star. It has 123% the mass of the Sun and a diameter of {{val|1.42|ul=solar radius}}. It radiates at 3 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of {{val|6624|ul=K|fmt=commas}}, giving a yellow-white hue. 15 Del has an iron abundance 74% that of the Sun and at an age of 1.21 billion years — spins leisurely with a projected rotational velocity of {{val|5.6|ul=km/s}}.
15 Delphini has 3 companions listed below. Components B and D have different proper motions compared to the host. However, C appears to have a common proper motion, suggesting physical relation, but its parallax indicates a further distance compared to 15 Delphini.
class="wikitable"
!Companion !mv !PA (°) !Year !Sep. (″) |
B
|14.10 |19 |2013 |52.1 |
C
|11.07 |86 |2020 |105.5 |
D
|11.89 |276 |2020 |189.6 |