How to see it
HIP 43143 has a visual magnitude of about 6.54: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43143: right ascension 8h 47m 15s, declination +7° 36′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 43143. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43143, HD 74943, Gaia DR3 596799350890902400. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 596799350890902400
- HIP
- 43143
- HD
- 74943
- gaia_dr3
- 596799350890902400
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 596799350890902400
- HD 74943
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.54