How to see it
HIP 43486 has a visual magnitude of about 6.53: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43486: right ascension 8h 51m 28s, declination −42° 30′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 43486. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43486, HD 75926, Gaia DR3 5524511021470032256. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5524511021470032256
- HIP
- 43486
- HD
- 75926
- gaia_dr3
- 5524511021470032256
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.53