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Reticulum

Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere

Astronomical objectconstellationQ10498

Also known as Ret · Reticuli · the Reticle

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Reticulum is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for a small net, or reticle—a net of crosshairs at the focus of a telescope eyepiece that is used to measure star positions. The constellation is best viewed between October and December, and save for one main star visible in ideal conditions, cannot be seen from north of the 30th parallel north.

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Discovered: 1750s
Discovered by: Isaac Habrecht
Nicolas Louis de Lacaille discovered: 1752
Short name: Ret
Named after: reticle
Part of: Southern Celestial Hemisphere
Area: 114 square degree
Shares border with: Horologium
Dorado
Hydrus
Official name: Reticulum
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1.iau.org/public/themes/constellations/#n4
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