How to see it
HIP 68873 has a visual magnitude of about 6.84: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68873: right ascension 14h 6m 11s, declination −24° 44′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Libra constellation (IAU figure Lib).
Catalog context
HIP 68873. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68873, HD 123106, Gaia DR3 6274391558063390336. In the SkyKeepsake Libra (Lib) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6274391558063390336
- HIP
- 68873
- HD
- 123106
- gaia_dr3
- 6274391558063390336
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.84