Its story

HIP 68244 has a visual magnitude of about 9.51: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68244: right ascension 13h 58m 15s, declination −46° 25′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).

HIP 68244. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68244, Gaia DR3 6095483252243928064. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.