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HIP 47940

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HIP 47940 has a visual magnitude of about 6.44: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 47940: right ascension 9h 46m 9s, declination −45° 55′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Vela constellation (IAU figure Vel).

HIP 47940. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47940, HD 84774, Gaia DR3 5411492599214202496. In the SkyKeepsake Vela (Vel) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 47940
Right ascension
9h 46m 09s
Declination
−45° 55′ 05″
Magnitude
6.44
Distance
≈ 654 ly
Data: gaia-dr3