How to see it
HIP 17900 has a visual magnitude of about 6.16: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17900: right ascension 3h 49m 44s, declination +23° 42′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 17900. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17900, HD 23923, Gaia DR3 66453490649681280. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 66453490649681280
- HIP
- 17900
- HD
- 23923
- gaia_dr3
- 66453490649681280
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 66453490649681280
- HD 23923
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.16