Its story

HIP 68280 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.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68280: right ascension 13h 58m 40s, declination +27° 3′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Boötes constellation (IAU figure Boo).

HIP 68280. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68280, Gaia DR3 1450844595449367296. In the SkyKeepsake Boötes (Boo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.