Eta Reticuli

Eta Reticuli

Location of η Reticuli (circled)

Observation data Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Reticulum
Right ascension	04^h 21^m 53.22^s
Declination	−63° 23' 12.5"
Apparent magnitude (V)	+5.24
Distance	380 ly (117 pc)
Spectral type	G7III
Other designations
η Reticuli, η Ret, Eta Ret, CPD−63  324, FK5 163, GC 5333, HD 28093, HIP 20384, HR 1395, PPM 354060, SAO 249009

Eta Reticuli (Eta Ret, η Reticuli, η Ret) is a yellow G-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.24. It is approximately 380 light years from Earth.^[1]

Eta Reticuli is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 117.6 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 11,700 and 31,600 light years from the center of the Galaxy.

References

1. Eta Reticuli (HIP 20384)