Its story

HIP 43500 has a visual magnitude of about 8.91: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43500: right ascension 8h 51m 38s, declination −53° 13′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 43500. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43500, HD 76062, Gaia DR3 5317609665012700160. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.