How to see it
HIP 31851 has a visual magnitude of about 7.95: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31851: right ascension 6h 39m 33s, declination −11° 41′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 31851. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31851, HD 47714, Gaia DR3 2953672481463907840. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2953672481463907840
- HIP
- 31851
- HD
- 47714
- gaia_dr3
- 2953672481463907840
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2953672481463907840
- HD 47714
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.95