How to see it
HIP 31985 has a visual magnitude of about 6.27: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31985: right ascension 6h 41m 2s, declination −7° 34′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Monoceros constellation (IAU figure Mon).
Catalog context
HIP 31985. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31985, HD 48016, Gaia DR3 3099671304753894144. In the SkyKeepsake Monoceros (Mon) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3099671304753894144
- HIP
- 31985
- HD
- 48016
- gaia_dr3
- 3099671304753894144
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.27