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Alpha Reticuli comparison table
Subject has right ascension has spectral type has declination is part of has surface temperature is an instance of has V magnitude has color has been observ has B-V magnitude is usually part of is a kind of has apparent magnitude has synonym has definition has luminosity class
bright giant    greater than 1000 Kelvin      star   II
G star cooler than G2  5000 to 6000 K  yellowish   late star  Yellowish star in which the H and K lines of Ca II have become dominant and in which a tremendous profusion of spectral lines of both neutral and ionized metals, particularly iron, begins to show. The Balmer lines of hydrogen are still recognizable. Examples are the Sun and Capella. 
naked eye star   Milky Waygreater than 1000 Kelvin   for many centuries asterismnaked eye objectbrighter than 5 A star visible without visual aids 
Alpha Reticuli04 14 25.5G8II-III-62 28 26Milky Way5000 to 6000 Knaked eye star3.35yellowishfor many centuries0.91asterism brighter than 5HR 1336 II

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