How to see it
HIP 31053 has a visual magnitude of about 7.25: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31053: right ascension 6h 30m 58s, declination +21° 48′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Gemini constellation (IAU figure Gem).
Catalog context
HIP 31053. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31053, HD 45879, Gaia DR3 3376179684361870336. In the SkyKeepsake Gemini (Gem) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3376179684361870336
- HIP
- 31053
- HD
- 45879
- gaia_dr3
- 3376179684361870336
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3376179684361870336
- HD 45879
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.25