How to see it
HIP 47896 has a visual magnitude of about 9.15: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 47896: right ascension 9h 45m 42s, declination +8° 0′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Sextans constellation (IAU figure Sex).
Catalog context
HIP 47896. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47896, Gaia DR3 3854633199976484864. In the SkyKeepsake Sextans (Sex) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3854633199976484864
- HIP
- 47896
- gaia_dr3
- 3854633199976484864
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3854633199976484864
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.15