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Star Zeta Reticuli

Binary star Zeta Reticuli is located 39 light years away from the Sun. It consists of 2 yellow star stars. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.
Sun distance
39 light years
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Zeta Reticuli A

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Yellow star (spectral class G2.5VHdel1)

Location

Ascension iconRight ascension: 3h 17m 49.269s
Declination iconDeclination: -62° 34' 20.757'' (southern hemisphere)
Parallax iconParallax: 83.024
Distance iconSun distance: 39.285 ly | 12 pc

Basic characteristic

Mass: 0.958 M Sun | 1003.6 M Jupiter
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Size: 0.92 R Sun | 9.2 R Jupiter
temperature iconTemperature: 5722 K | 0.99 T Sun
time iconAge: 2 billions years | 0.43 Sun
luminosity iconLuminosity: 0.761 L Sun
(No known exoplanets yet)

Photometry

Magnitude iconApparent magnitude (V): 5.5
Magnitude iconAbsolute magnitude (V): 5.1
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K
2.1
H
1.6
J
1.2
Grp
0.8
I
0.8
G
0.6
V
0.5
Gbp
0.5
B
0.4
U
0.3
Absolute stellar magnitude in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum from infrared (K band) to ultraviolet (U band).

Zeta Reticuli B

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Yellow star (spectral class G1V)

Basic characteristic

Mass: 0.985 M Sun | 1031.9 M Jupiter
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Size: 0.99 R Sun | 9.9 R Jupiter
temperature iconTemperature: 5892 K | 1.02 T Sun
time iconAge: 2 billions years | 0.43 Sun
luminosity iconLuminosity: 0.972 L Sun
(No known exoplanets yet)

Photometry

Magnitude iconApparent magnitude (V): 5.2
Magnitude iconAbsolute magnitude (V): 4.8
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
K
2.1
H
1.6
J
1.2
Grp
0.8
I
0.8
G
0.6
V
0.5
Gbp
0.5
B
0.4
U
0.3
Absolute stellar magnitude in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum from infrared (K band) to ultraviolet (U band).
More about Zeta Reticuli
      Nearby star Zeta Reticuli can be found in southern celestial hemisphere, and it is possible to see it with naked eye.
Other designations of this star
ζ2 Ret, Zeta2 Ret, CPD−62°265, Gliese 138, GJ 138, HD 20807, HIC 15371, HIP 15371, HR 1010, SAO 248774, LFT 276, LHS 172, LTT 1576, ζ1 Ret, Zeta1 Ret, CPD−63°217, Gliese 136, GJ 136, HD 20766, HIP 15330, HR 1006, SAO 248770, LFT 275, LHS 171, LTT 1573, Gaia EDR3 4722111590409480064
External sources
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Simbad database (* zet02 Ret)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
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Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 4722135642226902656)
Archive from the Gaia mission
Closest stars
Distance
(Light Years)		 Star name Mass
(Solar mass)		 Planets
0.1
Zeta Reticuli 0.96 M☉
0.99 M☉
2.3
L 127-97 0.4 M☉
6
L 89-27 0 M☉
6.2
WISE 0323-6025 0 M☉
6.4
SCR J0246-7024 0 M☉
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