How to see it
HIP 68042 has a visual magnitude of about 8.79: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68042: right ascension 13h 55m 54s, declination +31° 39′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Boötes constellation (IAU figure Boo).
Catalog context
HIP 68042. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68042, HD 121603, Gaia DR3 1457170910477626880. In the SkyKeepsake Boötes (Boo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1457170910477626880
- HIP
- 68042
- HD
- 121603
- gaia_dr3
- 1457170910477626880
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1457170910477626880
- HD 121603
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.79