How to see it
HIP 63740 has a visual magnitude of about 6.64: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 63740: right ascension 13h 3m 47s, declination −40° 51′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 63740. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 63740, HD 113388, Gaia DR3 6139455780253352320. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6139455780253352320
- HIP
- 63740
- HD
- 113388
- gaia_dr3
- 6139455780253352320
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.64