Its story

HIP 62861 has a visual magnitude of about 5.50: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 62861: right ascension 12h 53m 4s, declination −54° 57′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).

HIP 62861. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 62861, HD 111884, Gaia DR3 6073719656523326848. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.