How to see it
HIP 63540 has a visual magnitude of about 9.00: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 63540: right ascension 13h 1m 14s, declination −56° 39′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 63540. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 63540, HD 112970, Gaia DR3 6060634574824821760. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6060634574824821760
- HIP
- 63540
- HD
- 112970
- gaia_dr3
- 6060634574824821760
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6060634574824821760
- HD 112970
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.00