How to see it
HIP 68853 has a visual magnitude of about 7.72: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68853: right ascension 14h 5m 57s, declination −37° 43′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 68853. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68853, HD 123003, Gaia DR3 6120538506602479616. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6120538506602479616
- HIP
- 68853
- HD
- 123003
- gaia_dr3
- 6120538506602479616
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6120538506602479616
- HD 123003
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.72