Its story

HIP 62488 has a visual magnitude of about 8.63: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 62488: right ascension 12h 48m 19s, declination −67° 7′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Musca constellation (IAU figure Mus).

HIP 62488. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 62488, Gaia DR3 5858152189973114880. In the SkyKeepsake Musca (Mus) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.