How to see it
HIP 31642 has a visual magnitude of about 6.84: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31642: right ascension 6h 37m 20s, declination −43° 27′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).
Catalog context
HIP 31642. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31642, HD 47601, Gaia DR3 5557242073874767616. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5557242073874767616
- HIP
- 31642
- HD
- 47601
- gaia_dr3
- 5557242073874767616
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.84