How to see it
HIP 47973 has a visual magnitude of about 6.57: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 47973: right ascension 9h 46m 43s, declination +45° 6′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).
Catalog context
HIP 47973. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47973, HD 84453, Gaia DR3 820984274238224128. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 820984274238224128
- HIP
- 47973
- HD
- 84453
- gaia_dr3
- 820984274238224128
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 820984274238224128
- HD 84453
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.57