How to see it
HIP 68966 has a visual magnitude of about 6.93: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68966: right ascension 14h 7m 8s, declination −35° 29′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 68966. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68966, HD 123222, Gaia DR3 6121344830877846400. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6121344830877846400
- HIP
- 68966
- HD
- 123222
- gaia_dr3
- 6121344830877846400
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.93