Its story

HIP 31281 has a visual magnitude of about 8.90: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31281: right ascension 6h 33m 39s, declination +5° 57′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Monoceros constellation (IAU figure Mon).

HIP 31281. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31281, HD 259657, Gaia DR3 3131831160872626176. In the SkyKeepsake Monoceros (Mon) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.