How to see it
HIP 31697 has a visual magnitude of about 6.10: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31697: right ascension 6h 37m 53s, declination +4° 57′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Monoceros constellation (IAU figure Mon).
Catalog context
HIP 31697. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31697, HD 47240, Gaia DR3 3130914614850480512. In the SkyKeepsake Monoceros (Mon) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3130914614850480512
- HIP
- 31697
- HD
- 47240
- gaia_dr3
- 3130914614850480512
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.10