How to see it
HIP 31962 has a visual magnitude of about 6.63: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31962: right ascension 6h 40m 47s, declination −47° 37′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).
Catalog context
HIP 31962. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31962, HD 48402, Gaia DR3 5552392368602694272. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5552392368602694272
- HIP
- 31962
- HD
- 48402
- gaia_dr3
- 5552392368602694272
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.63