How to see it
HIP 37947 has a visual magnitude of about 8.07: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 37947: right ascension 7h 46m 39s, declination +16° 38′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
HIP 37947. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 37947, HD 62858, Gaia DR3 667784852373288064. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 667784852373288064
- HIP
- 37947
- HD
- 62858
- gaia_dr3
- 667784852373288064
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 667784852373288064
- HD 62858
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.07