Constellation Reticulum (Reticle)

Properties

The rhomboid shape of the small constellation is somewhat reminiscent of the dolphin constellation of the northern sky. Reticulum is easy to find because it is just northwest of the Large Magellanic Cloud. The area of Reticulum is 114 square degrees and the center culminates around midnight on November 19th. ^{[9, 15]}

Data for constellation Reticulum ^[150]
IAU Name	Reticulum
IAU Genitive	Reticuli
IAU Abbr.	Ret
English Name	Reticle
Season (47° N)	Not visible
Right Ascension	3^h 13^m 28^s … 4^h 37^m 06^s
Declination	-67° 14' 53" … -52° 44' 50"
Area	114 deg²
Neighbours (N↻)	Hor, Hyi, Dor

History

Reticulum, the net, does not mean a fishing net, although it is not far from the Argo Navis, but a net engraved on glass in the telescope eyepiece, with which star positions were previously measured. This constellation was christened in 1624 by Bartsch Rhombus and later in 1752 by Lacaille Reticulum Rhomboidalis (Rhombic Network). It is intended to remind of this important astronomical measuring device. ^{[7, 10, 21]}

Catalogs

Yale Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Hoffleit+, 1991) ^[154]
HR	B	RA [hms]	Dec [dms]	vMag	spType	dMag	Sep ["]
1006	ζ¹	03 17 46.2	-62 34 31	5.54	G2.5VFe1Hdel 1	0.3	309.6
1010	ζ²	03 18 12.9	-62 30 23	5.24	G1V	0.3	309.6
1083	κ	03 29 22.7	-62 56 15	4.72	F5IV-V	6.0	60.0
1175	β	03 44 12.0	-64 48 25	3.85	K2+III	4.2	1480.
1247	δ	03 58 44.7	-61 24 01	4.56	M2IIIab
1264	γ	04 00 53.8	-62 09 34	4.51	M4III
1266	ι	04 01 18.2	-61 04 44	4.97	K4III
1336	α	04 14 25.5	-62 28 26	3.35	G8II-III	8.6	48.5
1355	ε	04 16 28.9	-59 18 07	4.44	K2IVa	8.1	13.8
1372	θ	04 17 40.2	-63 15 20	5.87	B9III-IV	1.8	3.9
1395	η	04 21 53.3	-63 23 11	5.24	G8III

«Revised New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue», Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke, 2021 ^[277]
Name	RA	Dec	Type	Bmag	Vmag	Dim	Dreyer Description	Identification
NGC 1313	03 18 16.0	-66 29 43	Gx (SBcd)	9.2	8.7	9.20 × 7.2	pB, L, E, vgbM, r	ESO 82-11, VV 436, AM 0317-664, IRAS 03176-6640
NGC 1313 A	03 20 05.4	-66 42 07	Gx (SBb)	14.7	13.9	1.20 × 0.3	pB, L, E, vgbM, r	ESO 83-1, IRAS 03195-6652
NGC 1463	03 46 15.5	-59 48 37	Gx (Sa)	14.3	13.5	1.30 × 1.2	cF, S, R, glbM, am 7 B st	ESO 117-9, IRAS 03453-5957
NGC 1490	03 53 34.1	-66 01 05	Gx (E1)	13.4	12.4	1.30 × 1.1	pB, S, vlE, pmbM	ESO 83-11, AM 0353-661
NGC 1503	03 56 33.3	-66 02 26	Gx (SB0-a)	14.5	13.6	0.90 × 0.7	eF, pS, R, * 10 np	ESO 83-13, IRAS 03561-6611
NGC 1526	04 05 12.3	-65 50 24	Gx (SBbc)	14.5	13.7	0.80 × 0.6	eF, vS, R, glbM	ESO 84-3, IRAS 04048-6558
NGC 1529	04 07 19.9	-62 53 58	Gx (S0)	14.3	13.3	1.20 × 0.3	vF, S, R, gbM	ESO 84-4, DRCG 46-18
NGC 1534	04 08 46.2	-62 47 50	Gx (S0-a)	13.6	12.7	1.70 × 0.8	F, S, R, vS * ¾d sf	ESO 84-6, AM 0408-625, DRCG 46-23, IRAS 04081-6255
NGC 1536	04 11 00.2	-56 28 57	Gx (SBc)	13.2	12.5	2.10 × 1.5	vF, R, pL, vlbM	ESO 157-5, AM 0409-563, IRAS 04099-5636
NGC 1543	04 12 43.1	-57 44 14	Gx (SB0)	11.5	10.5	3.80 × 2.8	B, pL, E, smbMN = * 11	ESO 118-10, AM 0411-575, IRAS 04117-5751
NGC 1559	04 17 36.7	-62 47 02	Gx (SBc)	11.0	10.7	3.50 × 2.0	vB, vL, mE, vgpmbM, * 14 att n	ESO 84-10, AM 0417-625
NGC 1574	04 21 58.6	-56 58 28	Gx (E/S0)	11.4	10.4	4.00 × 3.6	pB, S, R, pgbM, 2 S st sf	ESO 157-22, AM 0421-570
IC 1955	03 31 24.7	-57 14 31	Gx (Sbc)	15.8	15.0	0.70 × 0.6	eF, vS, R	ESO 155-45
IC 1960	03 32 32.8	-57 12 25	Gx (Sab)	15.2	14.4	1.10 × 0.3	eF, eS, R	ESO 155-50
IC 1964	03 33 30.2	-53 10 22	Gx (Sc)	16.6	15.8	0.50 × 0.3	E pf	ESO 155-52
IC 1965	03 33 10.9	-56 33 14	Gx (SBc)	15.6	15.1	1.00 × 0.8	eF, vS, R, cbM	ESO 155-51
IC 1979	03 36 46.3	-57 56 40	*2				eeF, eS, vmE 20°
IC 1980	03 36 58.9	-57 58 25	Gx (Sb)	15.0	14.2	1.10 × 0.5	eF, cS, vmE 25°	ESO 117-2
IC 1982	03 37 42.4	-57 46 35	Gx (Sab)	15.6	14.8	0.50 × 0.5	cF, eS, R	ESO 117-4
IC 1987 1	03 40 11.5	-55 03 33	Gx (E2)	15.9	14.9	0.50 × 0.4	eF, vS, R	ESO 156-4
IC 1987 2	03 40 09.6	-55 03 17	Gx (C)	16.5	15.5	0.30 × 0.3	eF, vS, R	ESO 156-4
IC 1987 3	03 40 12.2	-55 03 22	Gx (C)	16.5	15.5	0.30 × 0.3	eF, vS, R	ESO 156-4
IC 1987 4	03 40 12.0	-55 03 12	Gx (C)	16.8	15.8	0.20 × 0.2	eF, vS, R	ESO 156-4
IC 1996	03 45 07.9	-57 19 28	Gx (Sc)	16.4	15.6	0.80 × 0.2	eeF, eS, eE 95°	ESO 156-10
IC 1997	03 44 51.9	-59 08 15	Gx (Sa)	13.9	13.4	1.20 × 0.6	eF, vS, R, cbM, stell N	ESO 117-7, IRAS 03437-5918
IC 1999	03 47 43.0	-56 57 07	Gx (Sa?)	15.5	14.7	0.60 × 0.5	eeF, vS, cE 140°	ESO 156-14, AM 0346-570
IC 2010	03 51 58.2	-59 55 45	Gx (Sa)	14.4	13.7	1.20 × 0.5	eF, S, E 70°	ESO 117-11, AM 0351-600, IRAS 03510-6004
IC 2011	03 52 27.4	-57 28 05	*2				eeF, vS, R	ESO 117-?12
IC 2012	03 52 55.3	-58 38 57	Gx (S?)	16.3	15.5	0.60 × 0.4	eeF, eS, cE ns	ESO 117-13
IC 2014	03 55 21.7	-56 44 48	Gx (SBc)	15.5	14.8	1.10 × 0.5	eeF, vS, R	ESO 156-20
IC 2017	03 56 38.7	-59 23 40	Gx (S0)	14.8	13.8	1.10 × 0.7	eF, vS, R	ESO 117-15, AM 0355-593, IRAS 03557-5932
IC 2020	03 58 53.0	-54 03 30	Gx (Sc)	15.6	14.9	0.60 × 0.5	eF, vS, R	ESO 156-22
IC 2022	03 58 40.2	-59 02 39	Gx (S)	16.1	15.3	1.10 × 0.2	eeF, eS, mE 5°, cbM	ESO 117-17
IC 2024	04 00 04.0	-53 22 19	Gx (SBc)	15.5	14.8	1.10 × 0.3	eF, vS, cE 35°	ESO 156-26, IRAS 03588-5330
IC 2025	04 00 22.8	-53 03 54	Gx (Sb)	16.2	15.4	1.10 × 0.2	eF, vS, cE 135°	ESO 156-28
IC 2034	04 06 36.8	-57 57 42	Gx (Sc)	15.9	15.2	1.20 × 0.2	eeF, vS, cE 115°	ESO 117-22, FGCE 375
IC 2037	04 08 19.3	-58 45 04	Gx (Sb)	14.6	13.8	1.60 × 0.3	eF, vS, eE 90°, cbM	ESO 118-1, IRAS 04073-5852
IC 2049	04 12 04.3	-58 33 27	Gx (SBcd)	14.9	14.2	1.00 × 0.9	eF, vS, R	ESO 118-9, AM 0411-584
IC 2056	04 16 24.8	-60 12 23	Gx (SBbc)	12.5	11.9	1.90 × 1.6	F, pL, R, bM	ESO 118-16, IRAS 04155-6019
IC 2060	04 17 53.5	-56 36 58	Gx (E-S0)	14.9	14.0	1.50 × 1.1	F, S, bM	ESO 157-19

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154	Yale Bright Star Catalog, 15. Oktober 2020; tdc-www.harvard.edu/catalogs/bsc5.html
277	«Historische Deep-Sky Kataloge» von Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke; klima-luft.de/steinicke (2021-02-17)