How to see it
HIP 31501 has a visual magnitude of about 8.21: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31501: right ascension 6h 35m 50s, declination +49° 52′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 31501. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31501, HD 46397, Gaia DR3 967962311417860096. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 967962311417860096
- HIP
- 31501
- HD
- 46397
- gaia_dr3
- 967962311417860096
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 967962311417860096
- HD 46397
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.21