How to see it
HIP 43117 has a visual magnitude of about 8.24: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43117: right ascension 8h 46m 50s, declination +33° 8′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 43117. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43117, HD 74737, Gaia DR3 710138383873025536. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 710138383873025536
- HIP
- 43117
- HD
- 74737
- gaia_dr3
- 710138383873025536
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 710138383873025536
- HD 74737
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.24