How to see it
HIP 31088 has a visual magnitude of about 6.77: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31088: right ascension 6h 31m 24s, declination −12° 33′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 31088. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31088, HD 46185, Gaia DR3 2952064789303651200. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2952064789303651200
- HIP
- 31088
- HD
- 46185
- gaia_dr3
- 2952064789303651200
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.77