Its story

HIP 68872 has a visual magnitude of about 5.92: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68872: right ascension 14h 6m 11s, declination −43° 5′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).

HIP 68872. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68872, HD 123004, Gaia DR3 6109388775800560256. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.