How to see it
HIP 47873 has a visual magnitude of about 6.80: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 47873: right ascension 9h 45m 24s, declination −32° 40′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Antlia constellation (IAU figure Ant).
Catalog context
HIP 47873. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47873, HD 84580, Gaia DR3 5439787637591702656. In the SkyKeepsake Antlia (Ant) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5439787637591702656
- HIP
- 47873
- HD
- 84580
- gaia_dr3
- 5439787637591702656
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.80