Its story

HIP 43198 has a visual magnitude of about 7.51: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43198: right ascension 8h 48m 1s, declination +39° 35′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 43198. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43198, HD 74872, Gaia DR3 912066644954625024. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.