How to see it
HIP 68637 has a visual magnitude of about 6.16: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68637: right ascension 14h 2m 60s, declination +50° 58′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
HIP 68637. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68637, HD 122866, Gaia DR3 1512260909796696832. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1512260909796696832
- HIP
- 68637
- HD
- 122866
- gaia_dr3
- 1512260909796696832
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1512260909796696832
- HD 122866
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.16