How to see it
HIP 68978 has a visual magnitude of about 9.02: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68978: right ascension 14h 7m 19s, declination −59° 30′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Circinus constellation (IAU figure Cir).
Catalog context
HIP 68978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68978, HD 123042, Gaia DR3 5867737938485301248. In the SkyKeepsake Circinus (Cir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5867737938485301248
- HIP
- 68978
- HD
- 123042
- gaia_dr3
- 5867737938485301248
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5867737938485301248
- HD 123042
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.02