Its story

HIP 31870 has a visual magnitude of about 5.39: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31870: right ascension 6h 39m 43s, declination −30° 28′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).

HIP 31870. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31870, HD 47946, Gaia DR3 2894235425484496256. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.