How to see it
HIP 43602 has a visual magnitude of about 6.80: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43602: right ascension 8h 52m 48s, declination −47° 23′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 43602. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43602, HD 76186, Gaia DR3 5328824717973670656. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5328824717973670656
- HIP
- 43602
- HD
- 76186
- gaia_dr3
- 5328824717973670656
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.80