How to see it
HIP 62949 has a visual magnitude of about 9.03: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 62949: right ascension 12h 53m 58s, declination −60° 24′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).
Catalog context
HIP 62949. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 62949, Gaia DR3 6056403310498481152. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6056403310498481152
- HIP
- 62949
- gaia_dr3
- 6056403310498481152
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6056403310498481152
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.03