Its story

HIP 31138 has a visual magnitude of about 9.20: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 31138: right ascension 6h 31m 59s, declination −0° 57′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Monoceros constellation (IAU figure Mon).

HIP 31138. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 31138, HD 46204, Gaia DR3 3119140769461716480. In the SkyKeepsake Monoceros (Mon) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.