How to see it
HIP 31593 has a visual magnitude of about 6.40: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31593: right ascension 6h 36m 41s, declination −22° 36′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 31593. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31593, HD 47247, Gaia DR3 2926495955636543744. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2926495955636543744
- HIP
- 31593
- HD
- 47247
- gaia_dr3
- 2926495955636543744
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.40