How to see it
HIP 43838 has a visual magnitude of about 8.25: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43838: right ascension 8h 55m 42s, declination −32° 10′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Pyxis constellation (IAU figure Pyx).
Catalog context
HIP 43838. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43838, HD 76531, Gaia DR3 5628838903825531904. In the SkyKeepsake Pyxis (Pyx) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5628838903825531904
- HIP
- 43838
- HD
- 76531
- gaia_dr3
- 5628838903825531904
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5628838903825531904
- HD 76531
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.25