How to see it
HIP 31738 has a visual magnitude of about 6.07: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31738: right ascension 6h 38m 23s, declination −52° 55′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).
Catalog context
HIP 31738. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31738, HD 48024, Gaia DR3 5501367469931091968. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5501367469931091968
- HIP
- 31738
- HD
- 48024
- gaia_dr3
- 5501367469931091968
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5501367469931091968
- HD 48024
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.07