Reticulum
Ret (Reticuli)
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Constellation
- IAU abbreviation
- Ret
- Latin name
- Reticulum
- Genitive
- Reticuli
- Meaning (IAU)
- The Net (an instrument)
Source:International Astronomical Union · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
Related
In everyday life
- 2 of its stars have IAU-approved names — the brightest is Rhombus.
- Its brightest star Rhombus (declination -62.5°) never rises in Seoul (37.6° N) — you need to be farther south.
- Star charts and astronomy apps write this constellation as «Ret», its IAU abbreviation.
Worked out from this object's official values.