How to see it
HIP 47849 has a visual magnitude of about 6.90: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 47849: right ascension 9h 45m 11s, declination −0° 27′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Sextans constellation (IAU figure Sex).
Catalog context
HIP 47849. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47849, HD 84420, Gaia DR3 3828027836082959744. In the SkyKeepsake Sextans (Sex) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3828027836082959744
- HIP
- 47849
- HD
- 84420
- gaia_dr3
- 3828027836082959744
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.90