How to see it
HIP 43870 has a visual magnitude of about 8.58: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43870: right ascension 8h 56m 13s, declination +53° 3′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 43870. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43870, HD 76078, Gaia DR3 1017645329162554752. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1017645329162554752
- HIP
- 43870
- HD
- 76078
- gaia_dr3
- 1017645329162554752
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1017645329162554752
- HD 76078
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.58