✨ Reticulum

Ret · reticle · Southern sky

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Reticulum is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning reticle; stars within it are named in the genitive form Reticuli.

Facts about Reticulum

ConstellationReticulum
IAU abbreviationRet
Genitive (Latin)Reticuli
Meaningreticle
Brightest starRhombus (apparent magnitude 3.32)
Area114 square degrees
HemisphereSouthern

Deep-sky objects in Reticulum

No Messier-catalogued object lies within this constellation’s borders.

Data: IAU-designated constellations & the Messier catalogue, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.

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