Its story

HIP 43986 has a visual magnitude of about 8.88: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43986: right ascension 8h 57m 27s, declination +42° 23′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).

HIP 43986. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43986, Gaia DR3 912817993649862912. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.