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Double Stars in Reticulum The Net

Here is a listing of the 9 or so best doubles in Reticulum.
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Name	SAO	Sep	PA	Mag1	Mag2	RA	Dec	Spect	Color	Comments
DUN 12	248764	19.1	103	7.0	9.0	03:15.2	-64:26	F5		b is also a very close double sep 0.4, pa 38 mags 9.5/9.5
ZETA RET	248770	130.0	222	5.0	5.5	03:18.0	-62:31	G1/G2		Very nice, wide pair. Both are close doubles.
DUN 14	233197	57.5	271	7.0	8.0	03:38.1	-59:46	F2/F5
HJ 3592	233252	5.2	15	6.0	9.0	03:44.6	-54:15	K0	***
DUN 17	233363	62.9	142	7.5	8.0	04:00.8	-54:22	A2		B is also a close double, sep 3.4 pa 79 mags 8/11. NGC 1515 just outside of the field
HJ 3641	248973	10.2	230	5.5	11.0	04:14.9	-62:11	K1		Alpha Reticulum in field
L 1430	248977	0.4	42	6.5	7.5	04:16.3	-60:56	A0		Carbon Star SAO 248974 within field at mag 9.0
THETA RET	248986	4.1	4	6.0	8.0	04:17.7	-63:15	B9		NGC 1559 just outside of field
HJ 3670	249054	31.9	99	6.0	8.5	04:33.5	-62:49	G0/K5	***	Nice Red/White combination

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Some information gathered from Burgham's Celestial Handbooks and converted to J2000, other from my own observations.
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