Its story

HIP 62879 has a visual magnitude of about 8.56: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 62879: right ascension 12h 53m 13s, declination +8° 45′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Virgo constellation (IAU figure Vir).

HIP 62879. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 62879, Gaia DR3 3733898920507683840. In the SkyKeepsake Virgo (Vir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.