How to see it
HIP 68179 has a visual magnitude of about 8.37: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68179: right ascension 13h 57m 28s, declination +23° 32′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Boötes constellation (IAU figure Boo).
Catalog context
HIP 68179. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68179, HD 121828, Gaia DR3 1257648239101549568. In the SkyKeepsake Boötes (Boo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1257648239101549568
- HIP
- 68179
- HD
- 121828
- gaia_dr3
- 1257648239101549568
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1257648239101549568
- HD 121828
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.37