How to see it
HIP 63979 has a visual magnitude of about 9.58: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 63979: right ascension 13h 6m 37s, declination −64° 33′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Musca constellation (IAU figure Mus).
Catalog context
HIP 63979. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 63979, HD 113689, Gaia DR3 5862013262502942720. In the SkyKeepsake Musca (Mus) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5862013262502942720
- HIP
- 63979
- HD
- 113689
- gaia_dr3
- 5862013262502942720
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5862013262502942720
- HD 113689
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.58