---
title: "HIP 61563"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-61563"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. HIP 61563 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-61563"
---

# HIP 61563

HIP 61563 is a K7V orange dwarf in the constellation [Chamaeleon](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/chamaeleon), 118.3 ly from Earth, shining at apparent magnitude 10.98 (V). Other catalogues list it as Gl 478.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Orange dwarf
- **HOW FAR:** 118.3 ly — The light arriving now left it that long ago.
- **HOW BRIGHT (V):** 10.98 — A small telescope reaches it.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Chamaeleon](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/chamaeleon) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | K7V orange dwarf |
| DISTANCE FROM EARTH | 118.3 ly — by parallax |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V) | 10.98 |
| ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE (V) | 8.18 |
| CONSTELLATION | Chamaeleon |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 12h 36m 50.5s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | −76° 57′ 17.7″ |

## Catalogue data

### WHAT KIND OF THING IT IS

What the object is in itself, rather than how it happens to look from here.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Spectral type | K7V |
| Luminosity | 0.0464729 L☉ |

### HOW BRIGHT IT IS

What the light adds up to, measured through one filter at a time. A magnitude is a brightness on a backwards scale — the smaller the number, the brighter the object.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Colour index (B−V) | 1.306 |
| Variable magnitude, brightest | 10.87 |
| Variable magnitude, faintest | 11.05 |

### WHERE IT IS AND HOW IT MOVES

Position, motion across the sky and the size it covers on it. These are measurements of the object as seen from here, so every one of them depends on where here is.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Proper motion (RA) | −873.35 mas/yr |
| Proper motion (Dec) | −89.61 mas/yr |
| Radial velocity | −106 km/s |

### WHERE THESE FIGURES CAME FROM

Which catalogue, paper or model each of the fields above was read from, where the source named one.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Spectral type from | SIMBAD (1995AJ....110.1838R, quality C) |

## Also known as

- Gliese: Gl 478
- HIP: HIP 61563

## Source

[HYG Database v4.1](https://github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database) — CC-BY-SA-4.0

The producer asks: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-hyg

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. HIP 61563 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-61563

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_hip-61563,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{HIP 61563}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-61563},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from HYG Database v4.1.}
}
```

HYG Database v4.1 — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-61563