How to see it
HIP 43160 has a visual magnitude of about 8.01: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43160: right ascension 8h 47m 26s, declination +40° 30′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 43160. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43160, HD 74778, Gaia DR3 912329398170627840. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 912329398170627840
- HIP
- 43160
- HD
- 74778
- gaia_dr3
- 912329398170627840
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 912329398170627840
- HD 74778
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.01