How to see it
HIP 43256 has a visual magnitude of about 7.65: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43256: right ascension 8h 48m 43s, declination −25° 26′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 43256. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43256, HD 75360, Gaia DR3 5652471256993189888. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5652471256993189888
- HIP
- 43256
- HD
- 75360
- gaia_dr3
- 5652471256993189888
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5652471256993189888
- HD 75360
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.65