How to see it
HIP 17493 has a visual magnitude of about 6.24: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17493: right ascension 3h 44m 51s, declination −48° 3′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Horologium constellation (IAU figure Hor).
Catalog context
HIP 17493. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17493, HD 23670, Gaia DR3 4833348803834391040. In the SkyKeepsake Horologium (Hor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4833348803834391040
- HIP
- 17493
- HD
- 23670
- gaia_dr3
- 4833348803834391040
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.24