How to see it
HIP 68591 has a visual magnitude of about 8.14: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68591: right ascension 14h 2m 30s, declination −40° 48′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 68591. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68591, HD 122373, Gaia DR3 6110922113487372288. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6110922113487372288
- HIP
- 68591
- HD
- 122373
- gaia_dr3
- 6110922113487372288
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6110922113487372288
- HD 122373
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.14