How to see it
HIP 68306 has a visual magnitude of about 8.65: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68306: right ascension 13h 58m 57s, declination +7° 17′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Virgo constellation (IAU figure Vir).
Catalog context
HIP 68306. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68306, HD 121997, Gaia DR3 3720773363011565568. In the SkyKeepsake Virgo (Vir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3720773363011565568
- HIP
- 68306
- HD
- 121997
- gaia_dr3
- 3720773363011565568
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3720773363011565568
- HD 121997
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.65