How to see it
HIP 31087 has a visual magnitude of about 7.84: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31087: right ascension 6h 31m 24s, declination −12° 13′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 31087. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31087, HD 46183, Gaia DR3 3000129768314050048. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3000129768314050048
- HIP
- 31087
- HD
- 46183
- gaia_dr3
- 3000129768314050048
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3000129768314050048
- HD 46183
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.84