How to see it
HIP 68909 has a visual magnitude of about 7.60: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68909: right ascension 14h 6m 29s, declination −39° 59′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 68909. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68909, HD 123073, Gaia DR3 6111074911243376640. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6111074911243376640
- HIP
- 68909
- HD
- 123073
- gaia_dr3
- 6111074911243376640
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6111074911243376640
- HD 123073
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.60