How to see it
HIP 43986 has a visual magnitude of about 8.88: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43986: right ascension 8h 57m 27s, declination +42° 23′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 43986. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43986, Gaia DR3 912817993649862912. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 912817993649862912
- HIP
- 43986
- gaia_dr3
- 912817993649862912
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 912817993649862912
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.88