How to see it
HIP 47861 has a visual magnitude of about 9.38: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 47861: right ascension 9h 45m 17s, declination −53° 15′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).
Catalog context
HIP 47861. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47861, HD 84715, Gaia DR3 5309250799664941056. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5309250799664941056
- HIP
- 47861
- HD
- 84715
- gaia_dr3
- 5309250799664941056
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5309250799664941056
- HD 84715
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.38