Its story

HIP 47943 has a visual magnitude of about 5.02: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 47943: right ascension 9h 46m 10s, declination +6° 42′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Sextans constellation (IAU figure Sex).

HIP 47943. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47943, HD 84542, Gaia DR3 3853318287148838400. In the SkyKeepsake Sextans (Sex) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.