Its story

HIP 31061 has a visual magnitude of about 6.42: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31061: right ascension 6h 31m 4s, declination −43° 43′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).

HIP 31061. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31061, HD 46415, Gaia DR3 5568868893942558336. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.