How to see it
HIP 43880 has a visual magnitude of about 6.75: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43880: right ascension 8h 56m 20s, declination −37° 7′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 43880. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43880, HD 76668, Gaia DR3 5622548769603637888. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5622548769603637888
- HIP
- 43880
- HD
- 76668
- gaia_dr3
- 5622548769603637888
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.75