How to see it
HIP 43862 has a visual magnitude of about 8.10: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43862: right ascension 8h 56m 7s, declination +43° 40′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 43862. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43862, HD 76171, Gaia DR3 1009212109337499904. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1009212109337499904
- HIP
- 43862
- HD
- 76171
- gaia_dr3
- 1009212109337499904
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1009212109337499904
- HD 76171
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.10