How to see it
HIP 43142 has a visual magnitude of about 5.28: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43142: right ascension 8h 47m 15s, declination −1° 53′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 43142. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43142, HD 74988, Gaia DR3 3073784093748238592. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3073784093748238592
- HIP
- 43142
- HD
- 74988
- gaia_dr3
- 3073784093748238592
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.28