How to see it
HIP 62799 has a visual magnitude of about 6.30: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 62799: right ascension 12h 52m 5s, declination −48° 5′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 62799. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 62799, HD 111775, Gaia DR3 6085864655805669120. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6085864655805669120
- HIP
- 62799
- HD
- 111775
- gaia_dr3
- 6085864655805669120
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.30