How to see it
HIP 63959 has a visual magnitude of about 8.22: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 63959: right ascension 13h 6m 26s, declination −18° 56′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Corvus constellation (IAU figure Crv).
Catalog context
HIP 63959. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 63959, HD 113800, Gaia DR3 3510630543182933504. In the SkyKeepsake Corvus (Crv) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3510630543182933504
- HIP
- 63959
- HD
- 113800
- gaia_dr3
- 3510630543182933504
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3510630543182933504
- HD 113800
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.22