How to see it
HIP 68239 has a visual magnitude of about 6.80: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68239: right ascension 13h 58m 10s, declination −29° 44′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 68239. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68239, HD 121769, Gaia DR3 6173738896402614272. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6173738896402614272
- HIP
- 68239
- HD
- 121769
- gaia_dr3
- 6173738896402614272
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6173738896402614272
- HD 121769
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.80