How to see it
HIP 43259 has a visual magnitude of about 9.69: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43259: right ascension 8h 48m 44s, declination +21° 33′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
HIP 43259. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43259, Gaia DR3 662000630936993152. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 662000630936993152
- HIP
- 43259
- gaia_dr3
- 662000630936993152
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 662000630936993152
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.69