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Reticulum (Latin for reticle), is one of the minor southern constellations. It was introduced by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille to commemorate the reticle, which was a scientific instrument used to measure star positions.

Mythology

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Since it was introduced in the 18th century, there is no earlier mythology associated with it.

Notable objects

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ζ Reticuli is a binary star that can just be perceived as a double star with the naked eye. This binary star is most famous for being the alleged home of aliens that allegedly abducted Betty and Barney Hill.

Stars

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Stars with Bayer designations:

α Ret 3.33; β Ret 3.84; γ Ret 4.48; δ Ret 4.56; ε Ret 4.44; ζ¹ Ret, ζ² Ret 5.53, 5.24 – double, nearby; η Ret 5.24; θ Ret 5.88; ι Ret 4.97; κ Ret 4.71

See also

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Reticulum constellation

Reticle (constel·lació) | Síť (souhvězdí) | Nettet | Netz (Sternbild) | Δίκτυον | Reticulum | Réticule (constellation) | An Líontán | 그물자리 | Reticulum | Reticulum | Tinklelis | Háló csillagkép | Net (sterrenbeeld) | レチクル座 | Nettet | Sieć (gwiazdozbiór) | Reticulum | Сетка (созвездие) | Súhvezdie Sieť | Verkko (tähdistö) | Rombiska nätet | กลุ่มดาวตาข่าย | Reticulum (takımyıldız) | 网罟座