Its story

HIP 31572 has a visual magnitude of about 6.79: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31572: right ascension 6h 36m 28s, declination −31° 53′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).

HIP 31572. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31572, HD 47282, Gaia DR3 2893710374321212928. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.