How to see it
68 Aql has a visual magnitude of about 6.11: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 68 Aql: right ascension 20h 28m 25s, declination −3° 21′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Aquila constellation (IAU figure Aql).
Catalog context
68 Aql. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 100977, HD 194939, Gaia DR3 4219574681334145792. In the SkyKeepsake Aquila (Aql) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4219574681334145792
- HIP
- 100977
- HD
- 194939
- gaia_dr3
- 4219574681334145792
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 68 Aql
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.11