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ζ1 Reticuli (zeta1 Reticuli)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -24.17°   Az: 175.66°   Direction: South

ζ1 Reticuli is a double main-sequence star of spectral class G2 in the constellation of Reticulum.

ζ1 Reticuli visual magnitude is 5.54. Because of its faintness, ζ1 Reticuli is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of ζ1 Reticuli (zeta1 Reticuli) star
DSS2 image of ζ1 Reticuli. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ1 Reticuli during the next 100 years (2.23 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.08 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 18m 14s
-62° 29’ 00”
23h 25m 35s
02h 43m 50s

J2000

03h 17m 46s
-62° 34’ 31”

Galactic Coordinates

279.12°
-47.22°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ζ1 Reticuli (zeta1 Reticuli).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.54
Main-sequence

5.12
G2V
5815K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ζ1 Reticuli is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of ζ1 Reticuli. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

ζ1 Reticuli is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the ζ1 Reticuli double sysyem:

5.54
5.84
0.3
309.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ζ1 Reticuli is distant 39.51 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

12.12
39.51
12 km/s
1.339 arcsec/y
0.648"/y

Alternative Designations

ζ1 Reticuli
(zeta1 Reticuli)
SAO248770
SAO248770

Visibility from Your Location

ζ1 Reticuli (zeta1 Reticuli) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK