How to see it
HIP 68151 has a visual magnitude of about 6.90: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68151: right ascension 13h 57m 8s, declination −34° 54′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 68151. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68151, HD 121596, Gaia DR3 6122025428575067648. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6122025428575067648
- HIP
- 68151
- HD
- 121596
- gaia_dr3
- 6122025428575067648
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.90