How to see it
HIP 63968 has a visual magnitude of about 6.83: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 63968: right ascension 13h 6m 32s, declination −51° 2′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 63968. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 63968, HD 113749, Gaia DR3 6081235402617419776. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6081235402617419776
- HIP
- 63968
- HD
- 113749
- gaia_dr3
- 6081235402617419776
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6081235402617419776
- HD 113749
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.83