Its story

HIP 68172 has a visual magnitude of about 9.60: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68172: right ascension 13h 57m 22s, declination +29° 41′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Boötes constellation (IAU figure Boo).

HIP 68172. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68172, Gaia DR3 1453666835639283456. In the SkyKeepsake Boötes (Boo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.