Its story

HIP 31438 has a visual magnitude of about 8.61: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31438: right ascension 6h 35m 14s, declination −62° 30′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).

HIP 31438. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31438, HD 47603, Gaia DR3 5477471543206508544. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.