How to see it
HIP 47698 has a visual magnitude of about 6.35: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 47698: right ascension 9h 43m 31s, declination −20° 21′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
HIP 47698. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47698, HD 84257, Gaia DR3 5665458344741342720. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5665458344741342720
- HIP
- 47698
- HD
- 84257
- gaia_dr3
- 5665458344741342720
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.35