How to see it
HIP 31540 has a visual magnitude of about 7.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31540: right ascension 6h 36m 9s, declination −27° 37′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 31540. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31540, HD 47186, Gaia DR3 2919760965880144384. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2919760965880144384
- HIP
- 31540
- HD
- 47186
- gaia_dr3
- 2919760965880144384
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2919760965880144384
- HD 47186
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.46