How to see it
HIP 63648 has a visual magnitude of about 8.28: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 63648: right ascension 13h 2m 42s, declination −40° 42′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 63648. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 63648, HD 113220, Gaia DR3 6139506735744178176. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6139506735744178176
- HIP
- 63648
- HD
- 113220
- gaia_dr3
- 6139506735744178176
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6139506735744178176
- HD 113220
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.28