Epsilon Reticuli A
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Age: 7.15 Gyr
Effective Temperature: 4749 (+- 50) K
Metallicity [Fe/H]: 0.2
Epsilon Reticuli A is the primary star of the Epsilon Reticuli system, an orange subgiant. Being a subgiant it is ceasing or has already ceased fusing hydrogen in its core. Soon the star will swell up and become a red giant.
The star has a planetary companion, HD 27442 b.