How to see it
HIP 62979 has a visual magnitude of about 9.65: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 62979: right ascension 12h 54m 17s, declination −25° 32′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Corvus constellation (IAU figure Crv).
Catalog context
HIP 62979. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 62979, HD 112100, Gaia DR3 3497448395198512640. In the SkyKeepsake Corvus (Crv) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3497448395198512640
- HIP
- 62979
- HD
- 112100
- gaia_dr3
- 3497448395198512640
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3497448395198512640
- HD 112100
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.65