How to see it
HIP 47938 has a visual magnitude of about 7.06: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 47938: right ascension 9h 46m 7s, declination −19° 43′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydra constellation (IAU figure Hya).
Catalog context
HIP 47938. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47938, HD 84620, Gaia DR3 5665506242216523776. In the SkyKeepsake Hydra (Hya) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5665506242216523776
- HIP
- 47938
- HD
- 84620
- gaia_dr3
- 5665506242216523776
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5665506242216523776
- HD 84620
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.06