How to see it
HIP 31340 has a visual magnitude of about 6.39: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31340: right ascension 6h 34m 19s, declination +38° 4′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 31340. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31340, HD 46296, Gaia DR3 943471724998228864. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 943471724998228864
- HIP
- 31340
- HD
- 46296
- gaia_dr3
- 943471724998228864
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 943471724998228864
- HD 46296
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.39