Its story

HIP 31223 has a visual magnitude of about 6.86: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31223: right ascension 6h 32m 58s, declination −48° 32′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).

HIP 31223. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31223, HD 46836, Gaia DR3 5551975825494422400. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.