How to see it
HIP 43044 has a visual magnitude of about 8.38: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43044: right ascension 8h 46m 12s, declination +18° 10′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 43044. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43044, HD 74720, Gaia DR3 660116377245786624. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 660116377245786624
- HIP
- 43044
- HD
- 74720
- gaia_dr3
- 660116377245786624
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 660116377245786624
- HD 74720
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.38