How to see it
HIP 47946 has a visual magnitude of about 7.17: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 47946: right ascension 9h 46m 13s, declination +20° 29′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 47946. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47946, HD 84497, Gaia DR3 639723460205319808. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 639723460205319808
- HIP
- 47946
- HD
- 84497
- gaia_dr3
- 639723460205319808
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 639723460205319808
- HD 84497
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.17