Delta Reticuli

Delta Reticuli
Location of δ Reticuli (circled)


Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Reticulum
Right ascension	03^h 58^m 44.74^s
Declination	−61° 24′ 00.5″
Apparent magnitude (V)	+4.56
Distance	530 ly (163 pc)
Spectral type	M2III
Other designations
δ Reticuli, δ Ret, Delta Ret, CPD−61 290, FK5 1110, GC 4808, HD 25422, HIP 18597, HR 1247, PPM 353843, SAO 248918

Delta Reticuli (Delta Ret, δ Reticuli, δ Ret) is a red M-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.56. It is approximately 530 light years from Earth.

Delta Reticuli is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 13.3 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 22,700 and 30,400 light years from the center of the Galaxy.^[1]

References

↑ Delta Reticuli (HIP 18597)

Stars of Reticulum

Bayer	α β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ

Variable	R TT

HR	1014 1092 1096 1168 1236 1245 1294 1340 1416 1435 1475

HD	21693 23079 23127 25171 27894

Other	NGC 1313 X-2 WASP-100 WISE 0350-5658 WISE 0359-5401

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