Its story

HIP 31521 has a visual magnitude of about 7.69: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31521: right ascension 6h 35m 60s, declination −35° 10′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).

HIP 31521. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31521, HD 47229, Gaia DR3 5580935930978162688. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.