How to see it
HIP 68500 has a visual magnitude of about 6.19: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68500: right ascension 14h 1m 22s, declination −37° 19′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 68500. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68500, HD 122222, Gaia DR3 6120703643800277888. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6120703643800277888
- HIP
- 68500
- HD
- 122222
- gaia_dr3
- 6120703643800277888
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.19