How to see it
HIP 43078 has a visual magnitude of about 8.16: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43078: right ascension 8h 46m 29s, declination +22° 21′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 43078. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43078, HD 74740, Gaia DR3 665104346103922688. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 665104346103922688
- HIP
- 43078
- HD
- 74740
- gaia_dr3
- 665104346103922688
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 665104346103922688
- HD 74740
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.16