How to see it
HIP 31961 has a visual magnitude of about 7.40: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31961: right ascension 6h 40m 47s, declination +56° 53′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 31961. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31961, HD 47171, Gaia DR3 1001029475084341504. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1001029475084341504
- HIP
- 31961
- HD
- 47171
- gaia_dr3
- 1001029475084341504
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1001029475084341504
- HD 47171
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.40