How to see it
HIP 47978 has a visual magnitude of about 8.85: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 47978: right ascension 9h 46m 47s, declination +11° 49′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).
Catalog context
HIP 47978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47978, Gaia DR3 613406649394541312. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 613406649394541312
- HIP
- 47978
- gaia_dr3
- 613406649394541312
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 613406649394541312
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.85