It has an apparent magnitude of about 5.4, meaning that it is just barely visible to the naked eye.

Based upon parallax measurements made by the Gaia spacecraft, this star is located at a distance of 196 light years.

Iota Delphini's spectral type is A1IV, meaning it is an A-type subgiant.

This means that Iota Delphini is a spectroscopic binary with a period of 11 days and an eccentricity of 0.23.

These types of stars have spectra indicating varying amounts of metals, like iron.