How to see it
HIP 68161 has a visual magnitude of about 6.71: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68161: right ascension 13h 57m 17s, declination −28° 38′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
HIP 68161. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68161, HD 121653, Gaia DR3 6176876765149508992. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6176876765149508992
- HIP
- 68161
- HD
- 121653
- gaia_dr3
- 6176876765149508992
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.71