How to see it
HIP 43981 has a visual magnitude of about 7.71: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43981: right ascension 8h 57m 22s, declination +54° 50′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 43981. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43981, HD 76272, Gaia DR3 1029898183663537536. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1029898183663537536
- HIP
- 43981
- HD
- 76272
- gaia_dr3
- 1029898183663537536
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1029898183663537536
- HD 76272
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.71