How to see it
Kap Ret has a visual magnitude of about 4.62: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Kap Ret: right ascension 3h 29m 24s, declination −62° 56′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Reticulum constellation (IAU figure Ret).
Catalog context
Kap Ret. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16245, HD 22001, Gaia DR3 4674061076849768832. In the SkyKeepsake Reticulum (Ret) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4674061076849768832
- HIP
- 16245
- HD
- 22001
- gaia_dr3
- 4674061076849768832
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Kap Ret
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.62