How to see it
HIP 43953 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 43953: right ascension 8h 57m 7s, declination +54° 40′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 43953. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43953, HD 76217, Gaia DR3 1029892514306711424. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1029892514306711424
- HIP
- 43953
- HD
- 76217
- gaia_dr3
- 1029892514306711424
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1029892514306711424
- HD 76217
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.25