How to see it
HIP 47863 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 47863: right ascension 9h 45m 17s, declination −54° 14′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Carina constellation (IAU figure Car).
Catalog context
HIP 47863. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47863, HD 84688, Gaia DR3 5309181736589235200. In the SkyKeepsake Carina (Car) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5309181736589235200
- HIP
- 47863
- HD
- 84688
- gaia_dr3
- 5309181736589235200
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5309181736589235200
- HD 84688
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.90