Star · F5IV
κ Ret
κ Ret is a subgiant star of spectral type F5IV in the constellation Reticulum, 71.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | Gl 143.2A · HIP 16245 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Reticulum |
| Distance | 71.0 light-years (21.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.71 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.02 |
| Spectral type | F5IV |
| Surface temperature | 6,830 K |
| Luminosity | 5.26 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.64 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.51 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 29m 22.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −62° 56′ 15″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 56.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.71). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 27° N. South of latitude 27° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1955. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around κ Ret, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.52, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 143.2B 0.51 light-years
- GJ 1056 4.68 light-years
- WISEPC J033349.34-585618.7 5.00 light-years
- WISEA J040443.50-642030.0 5.49 light-years
- Gl 162.1 8.21 light-years
- 2MASS J02284355-6325052 8.56 light-years
- 2MASS J04210718-6306022 9.07 light-years
- WISEA J030534.09-582635.5 12.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.