How to see it
HIP 63050 has a visual magnitude of about 6.90: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 63050: right ascension 12h 55m 8s, declination −48° 5′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 63050. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 63050, HD 112179, Gaia DR3 6085829608872609920. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6085829608872609920
- HIP
- 63050
- HD
- 112179
- gaia_dr3
- 6085829608872609920
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.90