How to see it
HIP 47242 has a visual magnitude of about 6.21: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 47242: right ascension 9h 37m 46s, declination −3° 10′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Sextans constellation (IAU figure Sex).
Catalog context
HIP 47242. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47242, HD 83352, Gaia DR3 3827008726243176192. In the SkyKeepsake Sextans (Sex) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3827008726243176192
- HIP
- 47242
- HD
- 83352
- gaia_dr3
- 3827008726243176192
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.21