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Proper Names	Rotanev, Venator
Bayer Designation	Beta Delphini
Flamsteed Number	6 Delphini
HR (BSC)	7882
HD	196524
Constellation	Delphinus
Right Ascension	20h 37m 33s
Declination	+14° 35' 42"
Distance	101 light years 31 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +3.63 Absolute: +1.18
Spectral Class	F5IV bright yellow subgiant
Optimum Visibility	August
Notes	Though designated Beta Delphini, Rotanev is in fact marginally brighter than the Alpha star of Delphinus, otherwise named Sualocin. The Beta Delphini system consists of two bright yellow F-type stars, one a giant and the other a less massive subgiant. Formally the name Rotanev is given to the more massive member of this binary pair, the giant Beta Delphini A.

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This binary star, the brightest in the small constellation of Delphinus, lies around one hundred light years from the Sun.

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