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Reticulum

Genitive: Reticuli

Southern 114 sq° Ret

Brightest star: Alpha Reticuli

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Mythology

A Lacaille creation representing the reticle (crosshairs) of a telescope eyepiece used for measuring star positions.

Observing Highlights

A small southern constellation. Contains Zeta Reticuli, a wide double star that gained fame in UFO lore. Some faint galaxies for advanced observers.

Main Stars

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Alpha Ret

HIP 19780; Alpha Ret

3.35 mag 48.4″ B: 12.0 G8IIIa:
Beta Ret

HIP 17440; Beta Ret

3.85 mag K2III
Epsilon Ret

HIP 19921; Epsilon Ret

4.44 mag K2IVa
Gamma Ret

HIP 18744; Gamma Ret

4.51 mag M4III
Delta Ret

HIP 18597; Delta Ret

4.56 mag M2IIIab
Kappa Ret

HIP 16245; Kappa Ret

4.72 mag 54.4″ B: 10.8 F5IV-V
Iota Ret

HIP 18772; Iota Ret

4.97 mag K4III
Zeta Ret

HIP 15371; Zeta2 Ret

5.24 mag 309.1″ B: 5.6 G1V
Eta Ret

HIP 20384; Eta Ret

5.24 mag G8III
HIP 19805
5.45 mag 13.8″ B: 11.0 K0III
Zeta Ret

HIP 15330; Zeta1 Ret

5.54 mag G2.5VFe1Hdel 1
HIP 20825
5.75 mag K0III
HIP 21253
5.79 mag 31.8″ B: 9.3 K1III
HIP 16368
5.83 mag B8V
Theta Ret

HIP 20020; Theta Ret

5.87 mag 4.1″ B: 7.7 B9III-IV
HIP 20619
5.94 mag K4-5III
HIP 15353
6.05 mag 5.0″ B: 9.5 A3V
HIP 18592
6.05 mag F2IV
HIP 18401
6.14 mag K1-2III
HIP 17464
6.30 mag 4.9″ B: 9.3 K1III

Double Stars

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HIP 21253
5.79 mag 31.8″ B: 9.3 K1III
Theta Ret

HIP 20020; Theta Ret

5.87 mag 4.1″ B: 7.7 B9III-IV
HIP 17464
6.30 mag 4.9″ B: 9.3 K1III
HIP 15353
6.05 mag 5.0″ B: 9.5 A3V
HIP 19805
5.45 mag 13.8″ B: 11.0 K0III
Alpha Ret

HIP 19780; Alpha Ret

3.35 mag 48.4″ B: 12.0 G8IIIa:
Zeta Ret

HIP 15371; Zeta2 Ret

5.24 mag 309.1″ B: 5.6 G1V
Kappa Ret

HIP 16245; Kappa Ret

4.72 mag 54.4″ B: 10.8 F5IV-V
Zeta Ret

HIP 15330; Zeta1 Ret

5.54 mag G2.5VFe1Hdel 1
Epsilon Ret

HIP 19921; Epsilon Ret

4.44 mag K2IVa
HIP 20825
5.75 mag K0III

Deep Sky Objects

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Galaxy (27)
NGC 1313
9.0 mag 8.5 SBcd
NGC 1559
10.5 mag 3.3 SBc
NGC 1543
10.6 mag 3.9 S0
NGC 1536
13.0 mag 2.0 SBc
IC 2056
12.0 mag 1.9 Sbc
NGC 1574
10.5 mag 2.0 E-S0
IC 1960
— mag 1.2 Sab
IC 1965
— mag 1.3 SABc
IC 1980
— mag 1.2 Sb
IC 1982
— mag 1.4 Sab
IC 1997
— mag 1.3 Sa
IC 2010
— mag 1.2 SABa
IC 2014
— mag 1.4 SBc
IC 2024
— mag 1.1 SBc
IC 2025
— mag 1.1 Sb
IC 2034
— mag 1.2 Sc
IC 2037
— mag 1.5 Sb
IC 2049
— mag 1.1 SABc
NGC 1463
— mag Sa
NGC 1526
— mag SABb
IC 2017
— mag 1.3 S0
NGC 1503
— mag S0-a
NGC 1529
— mag S0
NGC 1534
— mag S0-a
IC 1987
— mag 1.5
IC 2060
— mag 1.3 E-S0
NGC 1490
— mag E
Unknown (3)
IC 1955
— mag Sbc
IC 1964
— mag Sbc
IC 1979
— mag