How to see it
HIP 31068 has a visual magnitude of about 6.12: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31068: right ascension 6h 31m 11s, declination −61° 52′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).
Catalog context
HIP 31068. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31068, HD 46792, Gaia DR3 5478303942228108288. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5478303942228108288
- HIP
- 31068
- HD
- 46792
- gaia_dr3
- 5478303942228108288
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5478303942228108288
- HD 46792
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.12