How to see it
HIP 68898 has a visual magnitude of about 7.99: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68898: right ascension 14h 6m 24s, declination −51° 37′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 68898. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68898, HD 122963, Gaia DR3 6089734799300625408. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6089734799300625408
- HIP
- 68898
- HD
- 122963
- gaia_dr3
- 6089734799300625408
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6089734799300625408
- HD 122963
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.99