How to see it
HIP 68228 has a visual magnitude of about 6.20: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68228: right ascension 13h 58m 2s, declination +7° 27′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Virgo constellation (IAU figure Vir).
Catalog context
HIP 68228. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68228, HD 121860, Gaia DR3 3720978834246967296. In the SkyKeepsake Virgo (Vir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3720978834246967296
- HIP
- 68228
- HD
- 121860
- gaia_dr3
- 3720978834246967296
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3720978834246967296
- HD 121860
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.20