How to see it
HIP 47988 has a visual magnitude of about 8.30: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 47988: right ascension 9h 46m 51s, declination −1° 54′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Sextans constellation (IAU figure Sex).
Catalog context
HIP 47988. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47988, HD 84682, Gaia DR3 3827535907708818944. In the SkyKeepsake Sextans (Sex) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3827535907708818944
- HIP
- 47988
- HD
- 84682
- gaia_dr3
- 3827535907708818944
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3827535907708818944
- HD 84682
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.30