How to see it
HIP 47779 has a visual magnitude of about 6.17: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 47779: right ascension 9h 44m 30s, declination +18° 51′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 47779. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47779, HD 84252, Gaia DR3 621438925433069568. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 621438925433069568
- HIP
- 47779
- HD
- 84252
- gaia_dr3
- 621438925433069568
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 621438925433069568
- HD 84252
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.17