Constellation
A small southern constellation representing a reticle, the crosshairs used in optical instruments.
| Type | Constellation |
|---|---|
| Area of sky | 114 sq° |
| Brightest star | Rhombus |
| Brightest star magnitude | mag 3.32 |
| Hemisphere | Southern |
| Zodiac constellation | No |
| Discovered | 1756 |
A constellation is a pattern drawn on the sky rather than a physical grouping: its stars are usually unrelated and sit at wildly different distances, just lined up as seen from Earth.
Reticulum covers 114 square degrees of sky, which is 0.3 percent of the whole celestial sphere.
That makes it the 82nd largest of the 88 constellations the International Astronomical Union recognises.
It sits in the southern sky.
Its brightest star reaches magnitude 3.32, bright enough to pick out with the naked eye under a dark sky.
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