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Epsilon Reticuli

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Alternate Designations:   HD 27442
 Distance from Sun:  18.2 Parsecs
Right Ascension:  04 16 29.0287
Declination:  -59 18 07.763
Spectral Type:   K2IVa
Apparent Magnitude:  4.442
Mass:   1.2 Solar Masses
Metalicity:   0.2


epsilon Reticulum is a double star

Epsilon Reticulum b
Jovian Planet


Star System:  epsilon Reticulum
Discovery Status:   Confirmed
Mass:   1.43 Jupiters
Average Distance:  1.18 AUs
Period:  426 Days
Orbital Eccentricity:   0.03
Argument of Perihelion (omega):  349°
Tug on Star:   34.1 m/s
Detection Method:   Doppler Spectroscopy
Discovered By:  TINNEY C., BUTLER P., MARCY G.
JONES H., PENNY A., VOGT S., APPS K. & HENRY C.
Year Discovered:  2000