How to see it
HIP 62972 has a visual magnitude of about 6.21: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 62972: right ascension 12h 54m 13s, declination +33° 32′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
HIP 62972. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 62972, HD 112171, Gaia DR3 1515555871265897344. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1515555871265897344
- HIP
- 62972
- HD
- 112171
- gaia_dr3
- 1515555871265897344
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.21