How to see it
HIP 31596 has a visual magnitude of about 8.94: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31596: right ascension 6h 36m 45s, declination +38° 47′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 31596. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31596, HD 46705, Gaia DR3 945018016304076032. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 945018016304076032
- HIP
- 31596
- HD
- 46705
- gaia_dr3
- 945018016304076032
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 945018016304076032
- HD 46705
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.94