Its story

HIP 62949 has a visual magnitude of about 9.03: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 62949: right ascension 12h 53m 58s, declination −60° 24′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Crux constellation (IAU figure Cru).

HIP 62949. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 62949, Gaia DR3 6056403310498481152. In the SkyKeepsake Crux (Cru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.