How to see it
HIP 31683 has a visual magnitude of about 6.75: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31683: right ascension 6h 37m 44s, declination −17° 0′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 31683. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31683, HD 47404, Gaia DR3 2946804897474687360. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2946804897474687360
- HIP
- 31683
- HD
- 47404
- gaia_dr3
- 2946804897474687360
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.75