How to see it
HIP 68301 has a visual magnitude of about 8.98: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68301: right ascension 13h 58m 53s, declination −6° 34′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Virgo constellation (IAU figure Vir).
Catalog context
HIP 68301. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68301, HD 121969, Gaia DR3 3619683920356798464. In the SkyKeepsake Virgo (Vir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3619683920356798464
- HIP
- 68301
- HD
- 121969
- gaia_dr3
- 3619683920356798464
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3619683920356798464
- HD 121969
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.98