How to see it
HIP 68566 has a visual magnitude of about 8.29: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68566: right ascension 14h 2m 11s, declination −56° 59′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Circinus constellation (IAU figure Cir).
Catalog context
HIP 68566. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68566, HD 122227, Gaia DR3 5871450267707085824. In the SkyKeepsake Circinus (Cir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5871450267707085824
- HIP
- 68566
- HD
- 122227
- gaia_dr3
- 5871450267707085824
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5871450267707085824
- HD 122227
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.29