How to see it
HIP 31785 has a visual magnitude of about 7.09: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31785: right ascension 6h 38m 46s, declination −16° 15′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 31785. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31785, HD 47596, Gaia DR3 2946988859512100864. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2946988859512100864
- HIP
- 31785
- HD
- 47596
- gaia_dr3
- 2946988859512100864
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2946988859512100864
- HD 47596
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.09