How to see it
HIP 43871 has a visual magnitude of about 6.65: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43871: right ascension 8h 56m 14s, declination +24° 26′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 43871. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43871, HD 76333, Gaia DR3 689827827128422912. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 689827827128422912
- HIP
- 43871
- HD
- 76333
- gaia_dr3
- 689827827128422912
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 689827827128422912
- HD 76333
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.65