How to see it
HIP 63943 has a visual magnitude of about 6.28: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 63943: right ascension 13h 6m 16s, declination −55° 36′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 63943. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 63943, HD 113686, Gaia DR3 6066754456541843840. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6066754456541843840
- HIP
- 63943
- HD
- 113686
- gaia_dr3
- 6066754456541843840
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.28