---
title: "HIP 62387"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-62387"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. HIP 62387 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-62387"
---

# HIP 62387

HIP 62387 is a K1III-IV orange giant in the constellation [Centaurus](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/centaurus), shining at apparent magnitude 12.53 (V).

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Orange giant
- **HOW BRIGHT (V):** 12.53 — A small telescope reaches it.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Centaurus](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/centaurus) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | K1III-IV orange giant |
| MASS | 2.80 M☉ — Gaia DR3 model fit (GSP-Phot, FLAME; RUWE ≤ 1.4) |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V) | 12.53 |
| CONSTELLATION | Centaurus |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 12h 47m 09.6s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | −49° 28′ 20.2″ |

## 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 | K1III-IV |
| Surface temperature | 4888 K |
| Luminosity (bolometric) | 49.8917 L☉ |
| Radius | 10.032 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.802 M☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 2.698 |
| Age | 4.55×10⁸ years |

### 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) | −13.46 mas/yr |
| Proper motion (Dec) | 12.45 mas/yr |
| Radial velocity | 0 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 (2006AJ....132..161G, quality C) |
| Stellar parameters from | Gaia DR3 model fit (GSP-Phot, FLAME; RUWE ≤ 1.4) |

## Also known as

- HIP: HIP 62387

## 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 62387 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-62387

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_hip-62387,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{HIP 62387}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-62387},
  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-62387