How to see it
HIP 43966 has a visual magnitude of about 6.86: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43966: right ascension 8h 57m 14s, declination +2° 31′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 43966. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43966, HD 76583, Gaia DR3 577835043054673792. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 577835043054673792
- HIP
- 43966
- HD
- 76583
- gaia_dr3
- 577835043054673792
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 577835043054673792
- HD 76583
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.86