Its story

HIP 68178 has a visual magnitude of about 5.89: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68178: right ascension 13h 57m 28s, declination −57° 42′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Circinus constellation (IAU figure Cir).

HIP 68178. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68178, HD 121518, Gaia DR3 5871308465073102720. In the SkyKeepsake Circinus (Cir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.