Its story

HIP 31687 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 31687: right ascension 6h 37m 46s, declination +41° 16′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).

HIP 31687. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31687, HD 46880, Gaia DR3 957682397390286848. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.