How to see it
43 Leo has a visual magnitude of about 5.76: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 43 Leo: right ascension 10h 23m 0s, declination +6° 32′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Sextans constellation (IAU figure Sex).
Catalog context
43 Leo. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 50851, HD 89962, Gaia DR3 3863041405912403712. In the SkyKeepsake Sextans (Sex) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3863041405912403712
- HIP
- 50851
- HD
- 89962
- gaia_dr3
- 3863041405912403712
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 43 Leo
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.76