How to see it
HIP 31597 has a visual magnitude of about 9.25: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31597: right ascension 6h 36m 46s, declination +37° 51′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 31597. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31597, Gaia DR3 943221448663105280. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 943221448663105280
- HIP
- 31597
- gaia_dr3
- 943221448663105280
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 943221448663105280
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.25