Gamma Reticuli

Gamma Reticuli
Location of γ Reticuli (circled)


Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Reticulum
Right ascension	04^h 00^m 53.81^s
Declination	−62° 09′ 33.7″
Apparent magnitude (V)	+4.48
Distance	490 ly (150 pc)
Spectral type	M4III
Other designations
γ Reticuli, γ Ret, Gamma Ret, CPD−62 312, GC 4855, HD 25705, HIP 18744, HR 1264, PPM 353858, SAO 248925

Gamma Reticuli (Gamma Ret, γ Reticuli, γ Ret) is a red M-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.48. It is approximately 490 light years from Earth.

Gamma Reticuli is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 24.8 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 24,100 and 39,200 light years from the center of the Galaxy.^[1]

References

↑ Gamma Reticuli (HIP 18744)

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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