Alpha Ret = Alpha Reticuli
Zeta Ret = Zeta Reticuli
Sagitta
Sham = Alpha Sagittae
Gamma Sge = Gamma Sagittae
Delta Sge = Delta Sagittae & ...
It lies in the northeastern corner (4:16:29.0-59:18:7.8, ICRS 2000.0) of Constellation Reticulum, the Reticule or Net (an old astronomical instrument used to measure star positions) -- north of Alpha Reticuli, and southwest of Alpha Doradus.
The brightest star in Reticulum is [7242] alpha Reticuli, a G-type bright giant, approximately 163 light-years distant.
Lacaille's Reticulum replaced a previous constellation called Rhombus introduced in 1621 by the German astronomer Isaac Habrecht. The constellation's brightest star, Alpha Reticuli, is of third magnitude, but is not named.
 See also: Reticulum, Star, Light, Magnitude, Dorado
  
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