How to see it
HIP 47992 has a visual magnitude of about 6.51: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 47992: right ascension 9h 46m 55s, declination −69° 30′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).
Catalog context
HIP 47992. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47992, HD 85194, Gaia DR3 5243510312228074368. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5243510312228074368
- HIP
- 47992
- HD
- 85194
- gaia_dr3
- 5243510312228074368
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.51