HD 68601 is a class A7Ib[3] (white supergiant) star in the constellationPuppis. Its apparent magnitude is 4.75[2] and it is approximately 4,200 light years away based on parallax.[1]
It has one companion, B, with magnitude 9.81 and separation 26.4".[8]
^ abcdDucati, J. R. (2002). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system". CDS/ADC Collection of Electronic Catalogues. 2237. Bibcode:2002yCat.2237....0D.
^Hoffleit, D.; Warren, W. H. (1995). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Hoffleit+, 1991)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: V/50. Originally Published in: 1964BS....C......0H. 5050. Bibcode:1995yCat.5050....0H.