How to see it
HIP 43179 has a visual magnitude of about 7.11: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43179: right ascension 8h 47m 44s, declination −38° 56′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 43179. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43179, HD 75271, Gaia DR3 5528909647796041728. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5528909647796041728
- HIP
- 43179
- HD
- 75271
- gaia_dr3
- 5528909647796041728
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5528909647796041728
- HD 75271
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.11