How to see it
HIP 31758 has a visual magnitude of about 6.00: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31758: right ascension 6h 38m 35s, declination −16° 52′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 31758. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31758, HD 47561, Gaia DR3 2946813453049392768. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2946813453049392768
- HIP
- 31758
- HD
- 47561
- gaia_dr3
- 2946813453049392768
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.00