How to see it
HIP 31131 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 31131: right ascension 6h 31m 56s, declination −18° 3′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 31131. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31131, HD 46308, Gaia DR3 2940636293644354048. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2940636293644354048
- HIP
- 31131
- HD
- 46308
- gaia_dr3
- 2940636293644354048
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2940636293644354048
- HD 46308
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.10