How to see it
HIP 43491 has a visual magnitude of about 9.23: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43491: right ascension 8h 51m 30s, declination +11° 47′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 43491. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43491, Gaia DR3 604917354477128448. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 604917354477128448
- HIP
- 43491
- gaia_dr3
- 604917354477128448
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 604917354477128448
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.23