How to see it
HIP 43079 has a visual magnitude of about 7.80: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43079: right ascension 8h 46m 29s, declination +17° 29′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 43079. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43079, HD 74781, Gaia DR3 659866513227227392. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 659866513227227392
- HIP
- 43079
- HD
- 74781
- gaia_dr3
- 659866513227227392
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 659866513227227392
- HD 74781
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.80