How to see it
HIP 68578 has a visual magnitude of about 7.43: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68578: right ascension 14h 2m 21s, declination +20° 52′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Boötes constellation (IAU figure Boo).
Catalog context
HIP 68578. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68578, HD 122562, Gaia DR3 1247279294695975168. In the SkyKeepsake Boötes (Boo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1247279294695975168
- HIP
- 68578
- HD
- 122562
- gaia_dr3
- 1247279294695975168
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1247279294695975168
- HD 122562
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.43