Its story

HIP 43226 has a visual magnitude of about 7.80: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43226: right ascension 8h 48m 19s, declination −68° 39′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).

HIP 43226. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43226, HD 75863, Gaia DR3 5223530708480044032. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.