How to see it
HIP 43520 has a visual magnitude of about 6.34: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43520: right ascension 8h 51m 50s, declination −44° 9′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 43520. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43520, HD 76004, Gaia DR3 5331653142902187008. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5331653142902187008
- HIP
- 43520
- HD
- 76004
- gaia_dr3
- 5331653142902187008
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5331653142902187008
- HD 76004
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.34