Its story

HIP 31977 has a visual magnitude of about 6.21: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31977: right ascension 6h 40m 58s, declination −71° 46′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Mensa constellation (IAU figure Men).

HIP 31977. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31977, HD 49268, Gaia DR3 5266441348775758208. In the SkyKeepsake Mensa (Men) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.