How to see it
HIP 68258 has a visual magnitude of about 9.48: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68258: right ascension 13h 58m 25s, declination −1° 39′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Virgo constellation (IAU figure Vir).
Catalog context
HIP 68258. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68258, HD 121909, Gaia DR3 3658016297314889728. In the SkyKeepsake Virgo (Vir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3658016297314889728
- HIP
- 68258
- HD
- 121909
- gaia_dr3
- 3658016297314889728
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3658016297314889728
- HD 121909
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.48