How to see it
HIP 31956 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 31956: right ascension 6h 40m 42s, declination +40° 10′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 31956. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31956, HD 47467, Gaia DR3 945553341027200256. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 945553341027200256
- HIP
- 31956
- HD
- 47467
- gaia_dr3
- 945553341027200256
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 945553341027200256
- HD 47467
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.03