How to see it
HIP 68043 has a visual magnitude of about 6.87: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68043: right ascension 13h 55m 54s, declination −30° 34′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 68043. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68043, HD 121414, Gaia DR3 6173405297702958976. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6173405297702958976
- HIP
- 68043
- HD
- 121414
- gaia_dr3
- 6173405297702958976
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.87