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43 Cet has a visual magnitude of about 6.22: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for 43 Cet: right ascension 1h 22m 35s, declination −0° 26′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

43 Cet. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6429, HD 8335, Gaia DR3 2533940171024972288. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.