Star profile
Zeta 2 Reticulum
Nearby starWhat is Zeta 2 Reticulum
Zeta2 Reticuli is a yellow G-type star a mere 39 light-years away, one of the closest known solar twins. Together with its companion Zeta1 it forms one of the most famous optical pairs in the southern sky — wide enough apart to be split with the naked eye under dark, light-pollution-free skies.
Where it is and when to see it
Zeta 2 Reticulum lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is September, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it never rises above the horizon.
- From New York it never rises above the horizon.
- From Sydney it never sets and culminates about 61° up.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 27° N.
It ranks no. 8 in brightness among the 16 stars of Reticulum in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Reticulum, the brightest: it lies about 6° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 39 years ago.
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Astronomical data for Zeta 2 Reticulum
- Constellation
- Reticulum
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.24
- Distance
- 39.2 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 49.550° · Dec -62.506°
- Catalogue
- HIP 15371 · HD 20807
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Other stars in Reticulum
Reticulum has 16 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- Alpha Reticulum3.33
- Beta Reticulum3.84
- Epsilon Reticulum4.44
- Delta Reticulum4.56
- Kappa Reticulum4.71
- Iota Reticulum4.97
- Eta Reticulum5.24
- HIP 198055.45