Its story

HIP 43171 has a visual magnitude of about 9.35: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 43171: right ascension 8h 47m 36s, declination +23° 5′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

HIP 43171. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43171, Gaia DR3 689368192610524416. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.