How to see it
HIP 68218 has a visual magnitude of about 8.84: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68218: right ascension 13h 57m 58s, declination −59° 53′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Circinus constellation (IAU figure Cir).
Catalog context
HIP 68218. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68218, HD 121556, Gaia DR3 5867518104878880768. In the SkyKeepsake Circinus (Cir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5867518104878880768
- HIP
- 68218
- HD
- 121556
- gaia_dr3
- 5867518104878880768
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5867518104878880768
- HD 121556
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.84