How to see it

HIP 47987 has a visual magnitude of about 10.97: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Sky position

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 47987: right ascension 9h 46m 50s, declination +28° 45′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).

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Catalog context

HIP 47987. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47987, Gaia DR3 648195231657027840. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

Catalog identifiers

Gaia

Gaia DR3 648195231657027840

HIP

47987

gaia_dr3

648195231657027840

Also known as

• Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 648195231657027840

Observed properties

Visual magnitude

10.97