Its story

HIP 31888 has a visual magnitude of about 8.67: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31888: right ascension 6h 39m 58s, declination −14° 44′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).

HIP 31888. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31888, HD 47825, Gaia DR3 2950542000057472000. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.