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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Alpha Reticuli
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	1336
HD	27256
Constellation	Reticulum
Right Ascension	4h 14m 25s
Declination	-62° 28' 26"
Distance	162 light years 50 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +3.33 Absolute: -0.15
Spectral Class	G8IIIa: yellow giant
Optimum Visibility	December (Usually visible from southern latitudes)

The star seen here to the north of Alpha Reticuli is the more distant orange giant HR 1340, some hundred light years more distant from the Sun. Visible to the southeast is the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1559. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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