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| Abbreviation: Ret |
| English Name: The Reticle Net |
| Genitive: Reticuli |
| Hemisphere: Southern Hemisphere (Never visible from the UK.) |
| Location: Between the constellations of Dorado and Hydrus. |
| Visible between latitudes: +20 and -90 degrees |
| Best season: Winter |
| Seen in three seasons: Autumn, Winter and Spring. |
| Best seen in: March |
| Seen between: During the middle of December. |
| Right Ascension (RA): 04 hour |
| Declination (DEC): -60 degrees |
| Area (square degrees): 114 (82nd) |
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Reticulum (The Reticule Net)
- Reticulum is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky.
o - It lies near the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC).
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Messier Objects in Reticulum
| No Messier Objects in Reticulum |
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More objects in Reticulum
| Select Catalog | No of Objects |
| Barnard (B) | 0x object |
| Caldwell (C) | 0x object |
| Collinder (Cr) | 0x object |
| New General Catalogue (NGC) | 12x objects |
| Index Catalogue (IC) | 25x objects |
| Sharpless (Sh2) | 0x object |
Features of Interest
- Zeta Reticuli – Double star; divisible with naked-eye, two yellow stars, similar to our Sun – both magnitude: +5.0.
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Named Stars
- Reticuli (Alpha)
- more list of stars in Reticulum.
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IAU Sky Chart: Reticulum
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Constellations: Southern Celestial Hemisphere
– never seen from the UK
| Apus | Ara | Caelum | Carina | Centaurus | Chameleon |
| Corona Australis | Crux | Dorado | Grus | Horologium | Hydrus |
| Indus | Mensa | Octans | Pavo | Phoenix | Pictor |
| Reticulum | Telescopium | Triangulum Australe | Tucana | Vela | Volans |
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