How to see it
HIP 31438 has a visual magnitude of about 8.61: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31438: right ascension 6h 35m 14s, declination −62° 30′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).
Catalog context
HIP 31438. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31438, HD 47603, Gaia DR3 5477471543206508544. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5477471543206508544
- HIP
- 31438
- HD
- 47603
- gaia_dr3
- 5477471543206508544
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5477471543206508544
- HD 47603
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.61