How to see it
HIP 62542 has a visual magnitude of about 7.30: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 62542: right ascension 12h 48m 55s, declination +80° 24′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 62542. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 62542, HD 111781, Gaia DR3 1719292283516690432. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1719292283516690432
- HIP
- 62542
- HD
- 111781
- gaia_dr3
- 1719292283516690432
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1719292283516690432
- HD 111781
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.30