The Constellation Reticulum

by Dominic Ford
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Reticulum

Reticulum is a small and faint southern constellation. It lies close to the south celestial pole and is circumpolar across much of the southern hemisphere, but appears highest in the evening sky in the months around November.

This constellation was named by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1756 to commemorate the reticle in the eyepiece of the telescope he used to measure star positions from the Cape of Good Hope in 1751–52.

Previously this sky area was known as ‘Rhombus’ – so called because its brightest stars lie in a diamond shape.

Reticulum contains only one third-magnitude star and no bright deep sky objects.

Date First Appeared
1756 (Lacaille)
Sky Area
0.3% of the sky
113.9 square degrees
Messier Objects
Reticulum contains no Messier objects
Caldwell Objects
Reticulum contains no Caldwell objects
Neighbors
The following constellations neighbor Reticulum: Dorado, Horologium, Hydrus.
Reticulum Reticulum
The constellation Reticulum as it appears to the unaided eye. Roll mouse over to see labels.
Source: Stellarium.

Ashburn

Latitude:
Longitude:
Timezone:

39.04°N
77.49°W
EDT

Color scheme


Brightest Objects in Reticulum

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Stars Open Clusters Globular Clusters Galaxies
α-Ret (mag 3.3) NGC 1641 NGC 1313 (mag 9.5)
β-Ret (mag 3.8) NGC 1543 (mag 10.2)
ε-Ret (mag 4.4) NGC 1574 (mag 10.2)
γ-Ret (mag 4.5) NGC 1559 (mag 10.6)
δ-Ret (mag 4.6) IC 2056 (mag 11.9)
κ-Ret (mag 4.7) NGC 1536 (mag 12.9)
ι-Ret (mag 5.0) NGC 1463 (mag 13.5)
ζ²-Ret (mag 5.2) IC 1997 (mag 13.5)
η-Ret (mag 5.2) NGC 1490 (mag 13.6)
HIP 19805 (mag 5.5) IC 2010 (mag 13.7)
ζ¹-Ret (mag 5.5) NGC 1534 (mag 13.8)
HIP 20825 (mag 5.7) IC 2060 (mag 13.9)
HIP 21253 (mag 5.8) NGC 1529 (mag 14.4)
HIP 16368 (mag 5.8) NGC 1503 (mag 14.4)
HIP 20619 (mag 5.9) NGC 1526 (mag 14.6)
HIP 15353 (mag 6.0) IC 2049 (mag 14.7)
θ-Ret (mag 6.0) IC 2037 (mag 14.8)
HIP 18592 (mag 6.1) IC 1980 (mag 14.9)
HIP 18401 (mag 6.1) IC 2017 (mag 15.0)
HIP 17464 (mag 6.4) IC 1999 (mag 15.1)
TT Ret (mag 6.4) IC 1965 (mag 15.1)
HIP 19233 (mag 6.4) IC 1960 (mag 15.2)
HIP 16531 (mag 6.4) IC 2025 (mag 15.3)
HIP 16661 (mag 6.7) IC 2024 (mag 15.6)
IC 2020 (mag 15.6)
IC 1982 (mag 15.7)
IC 2014 (mag 15.7)
IC 1955 (mag 15.8)
IC 2034 (mag 15.9)
IC 2022 (mag 16.1)
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