How to see it
HIP 31886 has a visual magnitude of about 6.28: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31886: right ascension 6h 39m 57s, declination −38° 9′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).
Catalog context
HIP 31886. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31886, HD 48087, Gaia DR3 5577021841382400640. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5577021841382400640
- HIP
- 31886
- HD
- 48087
- gaia_dr3
- 5577021841382400640
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.28