How to see it
HIP 43068 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 43068: right ascension 8h 46m 23s, declination +82° 14′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 43068. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43068, HD 72520, Gaia DR3 1145894942406899712. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1145894942406899712
- HIP
- 43068
- HD
- 72520
- gaia_dr3
- 1145894942406899712
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1145894942406899712
- HD 72520
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.86