How to see it
HIP 31221 has a visual magnitude of about 7.03: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31221: right ascension 6h 32m 56s, declination −43° 34′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).
Catalog context
HIP 31221. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31221, HD 46742, Gaia DR3 5568883496831412224. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5568883496831412224
- HIP
- 31221
- HD
- 46742
- gaia_dr3
- 5568883496831412224
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5568883496831412224
- HD 46742
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.03