How to see it
HIP 62428 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 62428: right ascension 12h 47m 39s, declination −58° 17′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 62428. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 62428, HD 111102, Gaia DR3 6060057503020288640. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6060057503020288640
- HIP
- 62428
- HD
- 111102
- gaia_dr3
- 6060057503020288640
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.90