How to see it
HIP 68949 has a visual magnitude of about 8.03: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68949: right ascension 14h 6m 52s, declination −4° 58′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Virgo constellation (IAU figure Vir).
Catalog context
HIP 68949. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68949, HD 123283, Gaia DR3 3644285183790406656. In the SkyKeepsake Virgo (Vir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3644285183790406656
- HIP
- 68949
- HD
- 123283
- gaia_dr3
- 3644285183790406656
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3644285183790406656
- HD 123283
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.03