Its story

HIP 31166 has a visual magnitude of about 8.60: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31166: right ascension 6h 32m 23s, declination −20° 3′ 0″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).

HIP 31166. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31166, HD 46394, Gaia DR3 2939118177325788672. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.