How to see it
HIP 17861 has a visual magnitude of about 6.03: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17861: right ascension 3h 49m 21s, declination −36° 5′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Eridanus constellation (IAU figure Eri).
Catalog context
HIP 17861. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17861, HD 24150, Gaia DR3 4858363277481533056. In the SkyKeepsake Eridanus (Eri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4858363277481533056
- HIP
- 17861
- HD
- 24150
- gaia_dr3
- 4858363277481533056
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.03