How to see it
HIP 31518 has a visual magnitude of about 9.02: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31518: right ascension 6h 35m 58s, declination −16° 48′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 31518. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31518, HD 47039, Gaia DR3 2946872891095919616. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2946872891095919616
- HIP
- 31518
- HD
- 47039
- gaia_dr3
- 2946872891095919616
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2946872891095919616
- HD 47039
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.02