How to see it
HIP 23947 has a visual magnitude of about 6.93: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 23947: right ascension 5h 8m 48s, declination +42° 34′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 23947. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 23947, HD 277469, Gaia DR3 201488190149501440. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 201488190149501440
- HIP
- 23947
- HD
- 277469
- gaia_dr3
- 201488190149501440
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 201488190149501440
- HD 277469
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.93