Its story

HIP 43012 has a visual magnitude of about 5.12: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43012: right ascension 8h 45m 55s, declination −79° 30′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Chamaeleon constellation (IAU figure Cha).

HIP 43012. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43012, HD 76236, Gaia DR3 5196984512053389056. In the SkyKeepsake Chamaeleon (Cha) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.