How to see it
HIP 63179 has a visual magnitude of about 6.96: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 63179: right ascension 12h 56m 39s, declination +43° 33′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
HIP 63179. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 63179, HD 112501, Gaia DR3 1528613843157185024. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1528613843157185024
- HIP
- 63179
- HD
- 112501
- gaia_dr3
- 1528613843157185024
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1528613843157185024
- HD 112501
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.96