How to see it
HIP 31091 has a visual magnitude of about 8.45: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31091: right ascension 6h 31m 29s, declination −22° 2′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 31091. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31091, HD 46258, Gaia DR3 2937108476227729408. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2937108476227729408
- HIP
- 31091
- HD
- 46258
- gaia_dr3
- 2937108476227729408
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2937108476227729408
- HD 46258
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.45