How to see it
HIP 62738 has a visual magnitude of about 6.54: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 62738: right ascension 12h 51m 20s, declination +57° 43′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Major constellation (IAU figure UMa).
Catalog context
HIP 62738. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 62738, HD 111840, Gaia DR3 1577229952368958720. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Major (UMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1577229952368958720
- HIP
- 62738
- HD
- 111840
- gaia_dr3
- 1577229952368958720
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1577229952368958720
- HD 111840
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.54