How to see it
HIP 31743 has a visual magnitude of about 8.25: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31743: right ascension 6h 38m 26s, declination +44° 18′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 31743. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31743, HD 46981, Gaia DR3 964300289158707584. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 964300289158707584
- HIP
- 31743
- HD
- 46981
- gaia_dr3
- 964300289158707584
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 964300289158707584
- HD 46981
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.25