Its story

HIP 31841 has a visual magnitude of about 6.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31841: right ascension 6h 39m 27s, declination −43° 25′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).

HIP 31841. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31841, HD 48069, Gaia DR3 5557209329044198272. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.