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public  Eilat, Israel Eilat, Israel  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Jerusalem
Sunrise: 5:41 
Transit: 12:38 
Sunset: 19:36
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ζ2 Reticuli (zeta2 Reticuli)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -52.80°   Az: 200.26°   Direction: South-South-West

ζ2 Reticuli is a double main-sequence star of spectral class G1 in the constellation of Reticulum.

ζ2 Reticuli visual magnitude is 5.24. Because of its faintness, ζ2 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 ζ2 Reticuli (zeta2 Reticuli) star
DSS2 image of ζ2 Reticuli. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ2 Reticuli during the next 100 years (2.23 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.08 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 18m 41s
-62° 24’ 52”
10h 12m 29s
13h 31m 11s

J2000

03h 18m 12s
-62° 30’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

279°
-47.23°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ζ2 Reticuli (zeta2 Reticuli).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.24
Main-sequence

4.83
G1V
5968K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ζ2 Reticuli is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of ζ2 Reticuli. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

ζ2 Reticuli is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the ζ2 Reticuli double sysyem:

5.24
5.54
0.3
309.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ζ2 Reticuli is distant 39.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

12.08
39.38
12 km/s
1.336 arcsec/y
0.645"/y

Alternative Designations

ζ2 Reticuli
(zeta2 Reticuli)
SAO248774
SAO248774

Visibility from Your Location

ζ2 Reticuli (zeta2 Reticuli) is currently not visible from Eilat, Israel