How to see it
HIP 47912 has a visual magnitude of about 6.94: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 47912: right ascension 9h 45m 55s, declination −43° 40′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 47912. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47912, HD 84729, Gaia DR3 5412895266809823360. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5412895266809823360
- HIP
- 47912
- HD
- 84729
- gaia_dr3
- 5412895266809823360
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.94