Its story

HIP 68600 has a visual magnitude of about 8.57: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68600: right ascension 14h 2m 33s, declination −54° 27′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).

HIP 68600. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68600, HD 122279, Gaia DR3 5896698937302917120. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.