How to see it
HIP 47996 has a visual magnitude of about 7.76: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 47996: right ascension 9h 47m 2s, declination −30° 58′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Antlia constellation (IAU figure Ant).
Catalog context
HIP 47996. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47996, HD 84823, Gaia DR3 5440056365104650240. In the SkyKeepsake Antlia (Ant) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5440056365104650240
- HIP
- 47996
- HD
- 84823
- gaia_dr3
- 5440056365104650240
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5440056365104650240
- HD 84823
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.76