G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Zeta¹ Ret

Zeta¹ Ret is a yellow dwarf much like our Sun in the constellation Reticulum 39.2 ly from Earth. Its surface is about 5,812 K, and it shines at 0.77× the Sun's brightness. At magnitude 5.5 it is bright enough to see with the naked eye; the light you see left it 39 years ago.

39.2 lybrightness mag 5.53G2V

Also catalogued as HR 1006 · HD 20766 · HIP 15330 · Gliese Gl 136

5,812 K
temperature
5.53
apparent magnitude
0.77× ☉
luminosity vs Sun
G2V
spectral type
Distance & comparison with our Sun
39 years
at light speed from Earth
1.01×
as hot as the Sun
0.77×
the Sun's light output
5.13
absolute magnitude
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Zeta¹ RetG-type
Sky regionReticulumthis direction
StarZeta² Ret0.099 ly
StarZeta Dor9.6 ly
StarHR 63710 ly
StarRhombusstar
StarBeta Retstar
Nearest stars
Bright stars in Reticulum
Can you see it tonight?
VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE
Brightness mag 5.5To see it no equipment neededLook toward Reticulum

Star data from the HYG database v4.2 (Astronexus, CC BY-SA 4.0). Temperature and colour computed by gravityfinder from the B-V colour index; the illustration is generated from that temperature, not a photograph.