Zeta Reticuli

Location
Constellation:  Reticulum
Right Ascension:  03 39 43.0952
Declination:  -52 54 57.017
Distance from Sol:  113.5 Light Years
 
 
  Basic Data
Spectral Type:  F8/G0 V
Apparent Magnitude:  7.1
Mass:  1.1 Solar Masses
Radius:  1.06 Solar Radii
Effective Temperature:  6200 Kelvin
 
 
  Habitability

Inner Edge of Habitability Zone:  0.61 AU
Outer Edge of Habitability Zone:  1.9 AU
Estimated Stellar Lifespan  7513 million years 
System Components
(Mass in Multiples of Jupiter's Mass)


Basic Data
Parent Star:  HD 23079 (F8/G0 V)
Discovery Status:  Confirmed
Planet Type:  Water Giant
Habitability:  Planet at outer edge of Habitable Zone at Mean Orbital Distance
 
 
Physical Data
 Current Planet
 Habitability Zone
 
Mass ( M sin i ):  2.54 Jupiters
Periastron Distance:  1.39 AU
Mean Distance:  1.48 AU
Apastron Distance:  1.56 AU
Orbital Period:  627.3 Days
Argument of Perihelion (omega):  225°
Radial Velocity of Star:  56.7 m/s
 
  Inferred Properties
 
Average Angular Size of Star:  0.38°
Planet Appearance:
 White water ice clouds
Periastron Temp:  234 Kelvin
Mean Temp:  226 Kelvin
Apastron Temp:  220 Kelvin
Hill Sphere:  0.133 AU / 19970000 km
Tidally locked if older than:  Orbit too eccentric for 1:1 tidal lock
Calculated Bond Albedo:  ~ 0.84
 
Discovery Facts
Year Discovered:  2001
Detection Method:  Doppler Spectroscopy
Discovered By:  Vogt S., Butler P., Marcy G., Fischer D., Pourbaix D., Apps K., & Laughlin G.

 Planetary Orbit Around HD 23079
 
Position In Reticulum