How to see it
HIP 43246 has a visual magnitude of about 6.08: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43246: right ascension 8h 48m 37s, declination −1° 2′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 43246. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43246, HD 75217, Gaia DR3 3074134116402418176. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3074134116402418176
- HIP
- 43246
- HD
- 75217
- gaia_dr3
- 3074134116402418176
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3074134116402418176
- HD 75217
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.08