How to see it
43 Aur has a visual magnitude of about 6.02: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 43 Aur: right ascension 6h 18m 17s, declination +46° 21′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
43 Aur. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29949, HD 43380, Gaia DR3 968593607188137216. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 968593607188137216
- HIP
- 29949
- HD
- 43380
- gaia_dr3
- 968593607188137216
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 43 Aur
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 968593607188137216
- HD 43380
- HIP 29949
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.02