Its story

HIP 47740 has a visual magnitude of about 8.70: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 47740: right ascension 9h 43m 55s, declination +22° 4′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).

HIP 47740. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47740, Gaia DR3 640828121498537600. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.