Its story

HIP 31042 has a visual magnitude of about 8.76: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31042: right ascension 6h 30m 50s, declination −9° 39′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Monoceros constellation (IAU figure Mon).

HIP 31042. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31042, HD 46060, Gaia DR3 3002950320574710272. In the SkyKeepsake Monoceros (Mon) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.