How to see it
HIP 63240 has a visual magnitude of about 7.17: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 63240: right ascension 12h 57m 29s, declination −9° 45′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Virgo constellation (IAU figure Vir).
Catalog context
HIP 63240. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 63240, HD 112517, Gaia DR3 3626317548885023232. In the SkyKeepsake Virgo (Vir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3626317548885023232
- HIP
- 63240
- HD
- 112517
- gaia_dr3
- 3626317548885023232
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3626317548885023232
- HD 112517
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.17