How to see it
HIP 31296 has a visual magnitude of about 6.58: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31296: right ascension 6h 33m 46s, declination −30° 34′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 31296. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31296, HD 46753, Gaia DR3 2894092214093418240. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2894092214093418240
- HIP
- 31296
- HD
- 46753
- gaia_dr3
- 2894092214093418240
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.58