Its story

HIP 68974 has a visual magnitude of about 10.60: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68974: right ascension 14h 7m 16s, declination +25° 5′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Boötes constellation (IAU figure Boo).

HIP 68974. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68974, Gaia DR3 1257471733125631232. In the SkyKeepsake Boötes (Boo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.