How to see it
HIP 68494 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 68494: right ascension 14h 1m 20s, declination +28° 24′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Boötes constellation (IAU figure Boo).
Catalog context
HIP 68494. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68494, HD 122442, Gaia DR3 1452721152560145920. In the SkyKeepsake Boötes (Boo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1452721152560145920
- HIP
- 68494
- HD
- 122442
- gaia_dr3
- 1452721152560145920
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1452721152560145920
- HD 122442
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.14