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Revealing the nature of HD63401

HD~63401 is known magnetic chemically peculiar (mCP) star that shows a slow rotation and probably possesses a hydrodynamically stable stellar atmosphere. In the latter case the atomic diffusion mechanism enforced by the magnetic field can lead to stratification of elemental abundance with optical depth. HD~63401 was recently observed with the space telescope \textit{TESS}, and its light curve shows distinct variability, which is usually detected in the $α^2$ CVn type stars. Based on the analysis of the light curve we derived its rotational period $P$ = 2.414 $\pm$ 0.018~d and studied variability of the effective temperature with this period. The estimates of the effective temperature and surface gravity were obtained from the best fit of Balmer line profiles observed in seven high-resolution spectra acquired with the spectropolarimeter ESPaDOnS for HD~63401. The same spectra were used to perform an abundance analysis employing the modified ZEEMAN2 code. We have found that He, C, P, V, Y, and Dy are in deficit in stellar atmosphere of HD~63401, while Na, Al, Si, Fe, Zn, and Sr are significantly overabundant.