How to see it
HIP 17798 has a visual magnitude of about 5.12: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17798: right ascension 3h 48m 36s, declination −20° 54′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Eridanus constellation (IAU figure Eri).
Catalog context
HIP 17798. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17798, HD 23978, Gaia DR3 5088686391991213568. In the SkyKeepsake Eridanus (Eri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5088686391991213568
- HIP
- 17798
- HD
- 23978
- gaia_dr3
- 5088686391991213568
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.12