How to see it
HIP 68501 has a visual magnitude of about 6.33: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68501: right ascension 14h 1m 22s, declination +31° 33′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Boötes constellation (IAU figure Boo).
Catalog context
HIP 68501. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68501, HD 122456, Gaia DR3 1454489854452466560. In the SkyKeepsake Boötes (Boo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1454489854452466560
- HIP
- 68501
- HD
- 122456
- gaia_dr3
- 1454489854452466560
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.33