How to see it
HIP 43949 has a visual magnitude of about 6.91: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43949: right ascension 8h 57m 5s, declination +35° 1′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 43949. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43949, HD 76397, Gaia DR3 716777166361827840. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 716777166361827840
- HIP
- 43949
- HD
- 76397
- gaia_dr3
- 716777166361827840
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 716777166361827840
- HD 76397
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.91