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Constellation of the southern sky

Genitive	Reticuli
Abbreviation	Ret
Constellation Family	La Caille
Celestial Quadrant	SQ1
Right Ascension	3h14 to 4h37
Declination	-52.7° to -67.0°
Area (sq deg)	114
Brightest Star	Alpha Reticuli
Optimum Visibility	November / December (Usually visible from southern latitudes)

A group of faint stars, with none above third magnitude, close to the Large Magellanic Cloud.

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