How to see it
HIP 31908 has a visual magnitude of about 8.02: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31908: right ascension 6h 40m 7s, declination +15° 43′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Gemini constellation (IAU figure Gem).
Catalog context
HIP 31908. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31908, HD 261579, Gaia DR3 3357809593841797120. In the SkyKeepsake Gemini (Gem) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3357809593841797120
- HIP
- 31908
- HD
- 261579
- gaia_dr3
- 3357809593841797120
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3357809593841797120
- HD 261579
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.02