How to see it
HIP 68491 has a visual magnitude of about 6.28: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68491: right ascension 14h 1m 18s, declination −57° 13′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Circinus constellation (IAU figure Cir).
Catalog context
HIP 68491. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68491, HD 122096, Gaia DR3 5871351449059805184. In the SkyKeepsake Circinus (Cir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5871351449059805184
- HIP
- 68491
- HD
- 122096
- gaia_dr3
- 5871351449059805184
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5871351449059805184
- HD 122096
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.28