How to see it
HIP 31256 has a visual magnitude of about 9.48: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31256: right ascension 6h 33m 20s, declination +44° 56′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 31256. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31256, Gaia DR3 965071764067538816. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 965071764067538816
- HIP
- 31256
- gaia_dr3
- 965071764067538816
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 965071764067538816
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.48