How to see it
47 Cap has a visual magnitude of about 5.00: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 47 Cap: right ascension 21h 46m 16s, declination −9° 16′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Aquarius constellation (IAU figure Aqr).
Catalog context
47 Cap. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 107487, HD 207005, Gaia DR3 2666142975247905664. In the SkyKeepsake Aquarius (Aqr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2666142975247905664
- HIP
- 107487
- HD
- 207005
- gaia_dr3
- 2666142975247905664
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 47 Cap
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.00