How to see it
HIP 62680 has a visual magnitude of about 6.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 62680: right ascension 12h 50m 39s, declination −58° 9′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 62680. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 62680, HD 111538, Gaia DR3 6060249883205794176. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6060249883205794176
- HIP
- 62680
- HD
- 111538
- gaia_dr3
- 6060249883205794176
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.46