How to see it
HIP 51947 has a visual magnitude of about 6.98: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 51947: right ascension 10h 36m 44s, declination −47° 15′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 51947. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 51947, HD 92040, Gaia DR3 5364824206124625920. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5364824206124625920
- HIP
- 51947
- HD
- 92040
- gaia_dr3
- 5364824206124625920
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5364824206124625920
- HD 92040
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.98