How to see it
HIP 31257 has a visual magnitude of about 9.29: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31257: right ascension 6h 33m 21s, declination +32° 56′ 60″ (J2000), in the region of the Gemini constellation (IAU figure Gem).
Catalog context
HIP 31257. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31257, HD 259142, Gaia DR3 941257205502123776. In the SkyKeepsake Gemini (Gem) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 941257205502123776
- HIP
- 31257
- HD
- 259142
- gaia_dr3
- 941257205502123776
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 941257205502123776
- HD 259142
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.29