How to see it
HIP 63242 has a visual magnitude of about 6.58: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 63242: right ascension 12h 57m 32s, declination −65° 38′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Musca constellation (IAU figure Mus).
Catalog context
HIP 63242. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 63242, HD 112410, Gaia DR3 5858576597131420288. In the SkyKeepsake Musca (Mus) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5858576597131420288
- HIP
- 63242
- HD
- 112410
- gaia_dr3
- 5858576597131420288
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.58