How to see it
HIP 68309 has a visual magnitude of about 6.68: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68309: right ascension 13h 58m 60s, declination −6° 55′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Virgo constellation (IAU figure Vir).
Catalog context
HIP 68309. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68309, HD 121981, Gaia DR3 3619637328551342208. In the SkyKeepsake Virgo (Vir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3619637328551342208
- HIP
- 68309
- HD
- 121981
- gaia_dr3
- 3619637328551342208
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.68