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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Epsilon Reticuli
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	1355
HD	27442
Other Designations	Gliese 167.3, Gliese 9153
Constellation	Reticulum
Right Ascension	4h 16m 29s
Declination	-59° 18' 8"
Distance	60 light years 18 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.44 Absolute: +3.11
Spectral Class	K2IVa orange subgiant
Planets in this system	Epsilon Reticuli b, gas giant
Optimum Visibility	December (usually visible from southern latitudes)

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An orange star of the class known as subgiants, Epsilon Reticuli falls within the borders of the small constellation of Reticulum. It lies about sixty light years from Earth.

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