» Extrasolar Planet Guide » epsilon Reticuli

Orange Sub Giant


Constellation: Reticulum
Right Ascension: 04 16 29.0287
Declination: -59 18 07.763
Distance from Sol: 59.03 Light Years
Alternate Designations: eRet
HD 27442
Spectral Type: K2 IVa
Apparent Magnitude: 4.442
Mass: 1.2 Solar Masses
Radius: 3.78 Solar Radii
Effective Temperature: 4900 Kelvin
Metallicity: 0.2 [Fe/H]
1.58 times Solar
Inner Edge of Habitability Zone: 1.36 AU
Outer Edge of Habitability Zone: 4.24 AU
Estimated Stellar Lifespan 5787 million years

epsilon Reticuli is a double star


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