How to see it
HIP 47948 has a visual magnitude of about 9.89: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 47948: right ascension 9h 46m 14s, declination −0° 0′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Sextans constellation (IAU figure Sex).
Catalog context
HIP 47948. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47948, Gaia DR3 3834061474859781632. In the SkyKeepsake Sextans (Sex) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3834061474859781632
- HIP
- 47948
- gaia_dr3
- 3834061474859781632
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3834061474859781632
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.89