How to see it
43 Cet has a visual magnitude of about 6.22: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 43 Cet: right ascension 1h 22m 35s, declination −0° 26′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
43 Cet. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6429, HD 8335, Gaia DR3 2533940171024972288. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2533940171024972288
- HIP
- 6429
- HD
- 8335
- gaia_dr3
- 2533940171024972288
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 43 Cet
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2533940171024972288
- HD 8335
- HIP 6429
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.22