α-Ret (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , α-Ret is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
α-Ret
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h14m25s [2] |
| Declination: | −62°28'25" [2] |
| Constellation: | Reticulum |
| Magnitude: | 3.33 (V) [2] 4.47 (BT) [2] 3.42 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 49.6 parsec 161.5 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.89 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 64.8 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 40.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.14 |
Sources