How to see it
HIP 47721 has a visual magnitude of about 7.85: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 47721: right ascension 9h 43m 43s, declination −44° 14′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 47721. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47721, HD 84399, Gaia DR3 5412668870493457408. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5412668870493457408
- HIP
- 47721
- HD
- 84399
- gaia_dr3
- 5412668870493457408
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5412668870493457408
- HD 84399
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.85