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Catalog/Leo/HIP 47978

HIP 47978

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HIP 47978 has a visual magnitude of about 8.85: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 47978: right ascension 9h 46m 47s, declination +11° 49′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo constellation (IAU figure Leo).

HIP 47978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47978, Gaia DR3 613406649394541312. In the SkyKeepsake Leo (Leo) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 47978
Right ascension
9h 46m 47s
Declination
+11° 49′ 10″
Magnitude
8.85
Distance
≈ 1,519 ly
Data: gaia-dr3