How to see it
HIP 31799 has a visual magnitude of about 8.76: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31799: right ascension 6h 38m 55s, declination −15° 58′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 31799. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31799, HD 47615, Gaia DR3 2947032599459444224. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2947032599459444224
- HIP
- 31799
- HD
- 47615
- gaia_dr3
- 2947032599459444224
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2947032599459444224
- HD 47615
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.76