How to see it
HIP 68499 has a visual magnitude of about 6.99: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68499: right ascension 14h 1m 22s, declination −39° 40′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 68499. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68499, HD 122209, Gaia DR3 6111237810763607040. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6111237810763607040
- HIP
- 68499
- HD
- 122209
- gaia_dr3
- 6111237810763607040
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6111237810763607040
- HD 122209
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.99