How to see it
HIP 47962 has a visual magnitude of about 6.85: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 47962: right ascension 9h 46m 26s, declination −59° 21′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).
Catalog context
HIP 47962. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47962, HD 84929, Gaia DR3 5257690301392822400. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5257690301392822400
- HIP
- 47962
- HD
- 84929
- gaia_dr3
- 5257690301392822400
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.85