How to see it
HIP 31240 has a visual magnitude of about 8.33: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31240: right ascension 6h 33m 10s, declination +43° 9′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 31240. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31240, HD 46028, Gaia DR3 958873271563149312. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 958873271563149312
- HIP
- 31240
- HD
- 46028
- gaia_dr3
- 958873271563149312
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 958873271563149312
- HD 46028
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.33