Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 |
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Constellation | Reticulum |
Right ascension | 04h 33m 32.8321s |
Declination | −63° 01′ 45.003″ |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.50 |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | M6.5e |
B−V color index | 3.83 |
Variable type | Mira |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 26.00 km/s |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: 12.12 mas/yr Dec.: 14.53 mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 1.22 ± 1.31mas |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −3.07 |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
R Reticuli (R Ret) is a Mira variable star in the constellation Reticulum. It varies between magnitudes 6.35 and 14.2 over a period of 281 days. Although this star was also assigned the variable star designation S Reticuli, this designation is no longer in use.