How to see it
HIP 31532 has a visual magnitude of about 7.70: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31532: right ascension 6h 36m 5s, declination −24° 7′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 31532. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31532, HD 47116, Gaia DR3 2923818473022846976. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2923818473022846976
- HIP
- 31532
- HD
- 47116
- gaia_dr3
- 2923818473022846976
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2923818473022846976
- HD 47116
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.70