Kappa Reticuli

Kappa Reticuli
Diagram showing star positions and boundaries of the Reticulum constellation and its surroundings


Location of κ Reticuli (circled)

Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Reticulum
Right ascension 03h 29m 22.19s
Declination −62° 56' 18.4"
Apparent magnitude (V) +4.71
Distance70 ly
(21 pc)
Spectral typeF5IV-V
Other designations
κ Reticuli, κ Ret, Kappa Ret, CCDM J03294-6256A, CPD−63  234, FK5 126, GC 4200, HD 22001, HIP 16245, HR 1083, IDS 03276-6317 A, PPM 353551, SAO 248819, WDS J03294-6256A

Kappa Reticuli (Kappa Ret, κ Reticuli, κ Ret) is a binary star in the constellation Reticulum, with an apparent magnitude of +4.71. The primary component is a yellowish white F-type subgiant. It is approximately 70 light years from Earth.

The star's age is estimated to be 1.8 billion years but is certainly no less than 1.5 billion years and no greater than 2.1 billion years. The iron abundance of Kappa Reticuli is -0.1 (79.4% of the Sun). It is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 56.4 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 18,700 and 27,300 light years from the center of the Galaxy.[1]

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