Zet-2

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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.

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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