How to see it
HIP 31194 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 31194: right ascension 6h 32m 40s, declination −15° 50′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 31194. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31194, HD 46430, Gaia DR3 2950178370947636736. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2950178370947636736
- HIP
- 31194
- HD
- 46430
- gaia_dr3
- 2950178370947636736
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2950178370947636736
- HD 46430
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.70