How to see it
HIP 68490 has a visual magnitude of about 8.94: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68490: right ascension 14h 1m 17s, declination −51° 44′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 68490. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68490, HD 122140, Gaia DR3 6090142649395018752. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6090142649395018752
- HIP
- 68490
- HD
- 122140
- gaia_dr3
- 6090142649395018752
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6090142649395018752
- HD 122140
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.94