How to see it
HIP 31461 has a visual magnitude of about 8.54: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31461: right ascension 6h 35m 26s, declination −7° 22′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Monoceros constellation (IAU figure Mon).
Catalog context
HIP 31461. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31461, HD 46873, Gaia DR3 3099956765461597184. In the SkyKeepsake Monoceros (Mon) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3099956765461597184
- HIP
- 31461
- HD
- 46873
- gaia_dr3
- 3099956765461597184
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3099956765461597184
- HD 46873
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.54