How to see it
HIP 31541 has a visual magnitude of about 6.79: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31541: right ascension 6h 36m 9s, declination −28° 50′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 31541. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31541, HD 47209, Gaia DR3 2895423447797265024. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2895423447797265024
- HIP
- 31541
- HD
- 47209
- gaia_dr3
- 2895423447797265024
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.79