How to see it
The Ret has a visual magnitude of about 6.06: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for The Ret: right ascension 4h 17m 40s, declination −63° 15′ 19″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
The Ret. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 20020, HD 27657, Gaia DR3 4676067719930656640.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4676067719930656640
- HIP
- 20020
- HD
- 27657
- gaia_dr3
- 4676067719930656640
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- The Ret
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.06