How to see it
Kap Cru has a visual magnitude of about 5.88: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Kap Cru: right ascension 12h 53m 49s, declination −60° 22′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
Kap Cru. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 62931, HD 111973, Gaia DR3 6056404410020246400. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6056404410020246400
- HIP
- 62931
- HD
- 111973
- gaia_dr3
- 6056404410020246400
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Kap Cru
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.88