How to see it
HIP 62646 has a visual magnitude of about 6.63: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 62646: right ascension 12h 50m 12s, declination −60° 24′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 62646. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 62646, HD 111463, Gaia DR3 6056415267688322560. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6056415267688322560
- HIP
- 62646
- HD
- 111463
- gaia_dr3
- 6056415267688322560
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.63