Its story

HIP 47997 has a visual magnitude of about 9.87: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 47997: right ascension 9h 47m 2s, declination +35° 13′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).

HIP 47997. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 47997, Gaia DR3 796311542548505984. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.