How to see it
Lam Cru has a visual magnitude of about 4.57: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Lam Cru: right ascension 12h 54m 39s, declination −59° 8′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
Lam Cru. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 63007, HD 112078, Gaia DR3 6057088443681190272. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6057088443681190272
- HIP
- 63007
- HD
- 112078
- gaia_dr3
- 6057088443681190272
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Lam Cru
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.57