Reticulum

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barred spiral galaxy constellation dwarf spheroidal galaxy southern constellation star

Reticulum is a small, faint southern constellation named after a reticle or net, located near the Large Magellanic Cloud.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Alpha Reticuli 0
Beta Reticuli 0
NGC 1313 0

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf barred spiral galaxy ⓘ
barred spiral galaxy ⓘ
constellation ⓘ
dwarf spheroidal galaxy ⓘ
southern constellation ⓘ
star ⓘ
star ⓘ
abbreviation Ret ⓘ
apparentMagnitude about 3.3 ⓘ
about 3.8 ⓘ
areaSquareDegrees approximately 114 ⓘ
bestViewingMonth January ⓘ
borderingConstellation Doradus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Horologium NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hydrus NERFINISHED ⓘ
brightestStar Alpha Reticuli NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsDeepSkyObject NGC 1313 NERFINISHED ⓘ
NGC 1559 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Reticulum Dwarf Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ
declinationRange approximately −59 degrees to −67 degrees ⓘ
genitiveForm Reticuli ⓘ
hasIAUBoundariesDefinedIn 1930 ⓘ
hemisphere southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ
IAUBoundariesDefinedBy Eugène Delporte NERFINISHED ⓘ
includedIn 88 modern constellations ⓘ
introducedBy Nicolas Louis de Lacaille NERFINISHED ⓘ
introductionCentury 18th century ⓘ
isFaint true ⓘ
isIAUConstellation true ⓘ
isSmall true ⓘ
locatedInConstellation Reticulum NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear Large Magellanic Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter net ⓘ
reticle ⓘ
nameEtymology Latin for small net or reticle ⓘ
numberOfBayerFlamsteedStars about 20 ⓘ
numberOfMainStars 4 ⓘ
originalDesignationByLacaille Reticulum Rhomboidalis NERFINISHED ⓘ
quadrant SQ1 ⓘ
rankByArea 82nd largest constellation ⓘ
rightAscensionRange approximately 3 hours to 4 hours ⓘ
satelliteOf Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ
secondBrightestStar Beta Reticuli NERFINISHED ⓘ
visibleAtLatitude best visible between latitudes 23°N and 90°S ⓘ
visibleFrom Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
South America NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dorado → borderedBy → Reticulum ⓘ
constellation Dorado → borders → Reticulum ⓘ
subject surface form: Dorado
Nicolas de Lacaille → introducedConstellation → Reticulum ⓘ