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HIP 62953

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HIP 62953 has a visual magnitude of about 6.70: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 62953: right ascension 12h 53m 60s, declination −60° 20′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).

HIP 62953. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 62953, HD 111990, Gaia DR3 6056780030664340736. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 62953
Right ascension
12h 53m 60s
Declination
−60° 20′ 08″
Magnitude
6.70
Distance
≈ 8,095 ly
Data: gaia-dr3