How to see it
HIP 84947 has a visual magnitude of about 5.89: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 84947: right ascension 17h 21m 42s, declination −24° 54′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).
Catalog context
HIP 84947. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 84947, HD 156992, Gaia DR3 4110779174088183424. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4110779174088183424
- HIP
- 84947
- HD
- 156992
- gaia_dr3
- 4110779174088183424
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.89