Its story

HIP 62786 has a visual magnitude of about 5.97: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 62786: right ascension 12h 51m 57s, declination −39° 40′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).

HIP 62786. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 62786, HD 111774, Gaia DR3 6152517256835276544. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.