Its story

HIP 31161 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 31161: right ascension 6h 32m 20s, declination −45° 18′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).

HIP 31161. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31161, HD 46652, Gaia DR3 5556472106497530368. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.