Reticulum

Abbreviation: Ret
Genitive: Reticuli
Right Ascension: 3.88 hours
Declination: -61.15 degrees

Reticulum, the Net or Reticle, is completely visible in latitudes South of 23 degrees North from October - December.

Reticulum was invented by Lacaille during his stay at the Cape of Good Hope between 1751 - 1752. However, Lacaille may have only adopted the constellation as it was drawn originally by Issak Habrecht of Strassburg, as the Rhombus.

Bright Stars | Deep Sky | Other Deep Sky | Variable Stars | Double Stars

Best Known Stars

(Yale Bright Star Catalog)

Common Name or Bayer Number 1	RA	DEC	Magnitude 2
ALP RET	4.00:14.00:25.48	-62.00:28.00:25.85	3.35
BET RET	3.00:44.00:11.98	-64.00:48.00:25.07	3.85
DEL RET	3.00:58.00:44.74	-61.00:24.00:0.85	4.56
KAP RET	3.00:29.00:22.67	-62.00:56.00:15.09	4.72
ETA RET	4.00:21.00:53.33	-63.00:23.00:11.00	5.24

Deep Sky Objects

(PAS Catalog)

Other Deep Sky Objects

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)

Only Objects less than 10.0 Mag.

Object	R.A.	Dec.	Object Type 3	Mag.	Uranometria	Tirion
NGC 1313	03 18.2	-66 29	GALXY	08.7	443	24

Variable Stars

(General Catalog of Variable Stars)

Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude

GCVS ID	R.A. (hh mm ss.ss)	Dec. (deg mm ss)	Variable Type 4	Mag. Min	Mag. Max
TT Ret	4.00:15.00:35.50	-61.00:4.00:15.00	ACV	0.01	6.37
gam Ret	4.00:0.00:10.10	-62.00:17.00:55.00	SR	4.64	4.42

Double Stars

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)

Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude

Name	R.A. (hh mm.m)	Dec. (deg mm)	Mag 5	Sep 6	PA 7	Tirion	Uranometria
LDS 104	03 44.1	-64 48	3.8, 8.0	80.00	270	24	443