Iota Reticuli

Iota Reticuli
Location of ι Reticuli (circled)


Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Reticulum
Right ascension	04^h 01^m 18.07^s
Declination	−61° 04' 44.6"
Apparent magnitude (V)	+4.97
Distance	331 ly (101 pc)
Spectral type	K4III
Other designations
ι Reticuli, ι Ret, Iota Ret, CPD−61 293, GC 4861, HD 25728, HIP 18772, HR 1266, PPM 353861, SAO 248927

Iota Reticuli (Iota Ret, ι Reticuli, ι Ret) is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.97. It is approximately 331 light years from Earth.

Iota Reticuli is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 80.9 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 12,300 and 25,100 light years from the center of the Galaxy.^[1]

Iota Reticuli came closest to the Sun 883,000 years ago when it had brightened to magnitude 4.08 from a distance of 212 light years.^[1]

References

1 2 Iota Reticuli (HIP 18772)

Stars of Reticulum

Bayer	α β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ

Variable	R TT

HR	1014 1092 1096 1168 1236 1245 1294 1340 1416 1435 1475

HD	21693 23079 23127 25171 27894

Other	NGC 1313 X-2 WASP-100 WISE 0350-5658 WISE 0359-5401

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