How to see it
HIP 31942 has a visual magnitude of about 8.52: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31942: right ascension 6h 40m 30s, declination −3° 31′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Monoceros constellation (IAU figure Mon).
Catalog context
HIP 31942. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31942, HD 47840, Gaia DR3 3105605678246302720. In the SkyKeepsake Monoceros (Mon) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3105605678246302720
- HIP
- 31942
- HD
- 47840
- gaia_dr3
- 3105605678246302720
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3105605678246302720
- HD 47840
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.52