Its story

HIP 31163 has a visual magnitude of about 8.11: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31163: right ascension 6h 32m 21s, declination −42° 33′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).

HIP 31163. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31163, HD 46625, Gaia DR3 5569182731495743488. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.