How to see it
17 Aur has a visual magnitude of about 6.14: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 17 Aur: right ascension 5h 18m 19s, declination +33° 46′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
17 Aur. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 24740, HD 34364, Gaia DR3 181983575426242944. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 181983575426242944
- HIP
- 24740
- HD
- 34364
- gaia_dr3
- 181983575426242944
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 17 Aur
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 181983575426242944
- HD 34364
- HIP 24740
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.14