How to see it
HIP 47440 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 47440: right ascension 9h 40m 3s, declination −12° 59′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
HIP 47440. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47440, HD 83712, Gaia DR3 5691434547465393792. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5691434547465393792
- HIP
- 47440
- HD
- 83712
- gaia_dr3
- 5691434547465393792
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.94