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Kappa Reticuli
Location of κ Reticuli (circled)
Observation dataEpoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0
Constellation
Reticulum
Right ascension
03h 29m 22.19s
Declination
−62° 56' 18.4"
Apparent magnitude (V)
+4.71
Distance 70 ly (21 pc ) Spectral type F5IV-V
Other designations κ Reticuli, κ Ret, Kappa Ret,
CCDM J03294-6256A,
CPD −63 234,
FK5 126,
GC 4200,
HD 22001,
HIP 16245,
HR 1083,
IDS 03276-6317 A,
PPM 353551,
SAO 248819,
WDS J03294-6256A
Kappa Reticuli (Kappa Ret , κ Reticuli , κ Ret ) is a binary star in the constellation Reticulum , with an apparent magnitude of +4.71. The primary component is a yellowish white F-type subgiant . It is approximately 70 light years from Earth .
The star's age is estimated to be 1.8 billion years but is certainly no less than 1.5 billion years and no greater than 2.1 billion years. The iron abundance of Kappa Reticuli is -0.1 (79.4% of the Sun). It is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 56.4 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 18,700 and 27,300 light years from the center of the Galaxy.[ 1]
References
Primary member type
Celestial objects by systems. Secondary members are listed in small print.
Main-sequence stars
G-type
Tau Ceti (11.9118± 0.0074 ly)
4 (8?) planets: (b), (c), (d), e, f, g, h, (i)
K-type M-type(red dwarfs)
Ross 248 (10.3057± 0.0014 ly)
Lacaille 9352 (10.7241± 0.0007 ly)
2 (3?) planets: b, c, d?
Ross 128 (11.0074± 0.0011 ly)
planet b
EZ Aquarii (11.109± 0.034 ly)
2 red dwarfs: B, C
Struve 2398 (11.4908± 0.0009 ly)
red dwarf B
2? planets: Bb?, Bc?
Groombridge 34 (11.6191± 0.0008 ly)
red dwarf B
2 planets: Ab , Ac
DX Cancri (11.6797± 0.0027 ly)
GJ 1061 (11.9839± 0.0014 ly)
3 planets: b, c, d
YZ Ceti (12.1222± 0.0015 ly)
3 planets: b, c, d
Luyten's Star (12.3485± 0.0019 ly)
2 (4?) planets: b , c, d?, e?
Teegarden's Star (12.4970± 0.0045 ly)
2 planets: b , c
Kapteyn's Star (12.8308± 0.0008 ly)
Lacaille 8760 (12.9472± 0.0018 ly)
SCR 1845−6357 (13.0638± 0.0070 ly)
T-type brown dwarf B
Kruger 60 (13.0724± 0.0052 ly)
red dwarf B
DENIS J1048−3956 (13.1932± 0.0027 ly)
Ross 614 (13.363± 0.040 ly)
red dwarf B
Wolf 1061 (14.0500± 0.0016 ly)
3 planets: b , c , d
Gliese 1 (14.1747± 0.0022 ly)
TZ Arietis (14.5780± 0.0046 ly)
planet b
Wolf 424 (14.595± 0.031 ly)
red dwarf B
Gliese 687 (14.8395± 0.0014 ly)
2 planets: b, c
Gliese 674 (14.8492± 0.0018 ly)
planet b
LHS 292 (14.8706± 0.0041 ly)