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HIP 31540

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HIP 31540 has a visual magnitude of about 7.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31540: right ascension 6h 36m 9s, declination −27° 37′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).

HIP 31540. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31540, HD 47186, Gaia DR3 2919760965880144384. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 31540
Right ascension
6h 36m 09s
Declination
−27° 37′ 24″
Magnitude
7.46
Distance
≈ 122 ly
Data: gaia-dr3