How to see it
HIP 68431 has a visual magnitude of about 6.06: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68431: right ascension 14h 0m 33s, declination −78° 35′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Apus constellation (IAU figure Aps).
Catalog context
HIP 68431. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68431, HD 121439, Gaia DR3 5786162181486859520. In the SkyKeepsake Apus (Aps) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5786162181486859520
- HIP
- 68431
- HD
- 121439
- gaia_dr3
- 5786162181486859520
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.06