How to see it
17 Eri has a visual magnitude of about 4.71: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 17 Eri: right ascension 3h 30m 37s, declination −5° 4′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Eridanus constellation (IAU figure Eri).
Catalog context
17 Eri. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 16341, HD 21790, Gaia DR3 3248382657587709056. In the SkyKeepsake Eridanus (Eri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3248382657587709056
- HIP
- 16341
- HD
- 21790
- gaia_dr3
- 3248382657587709056
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 17 Eri
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.71