How to see it
HIP 15173 has a visual magnitude of about 6.28: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 15173: right ascension 3h 15m 32s, declination −8° 46′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Eridanus constellation (IAU figure Eri).
Catalog context
HIP 15173. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 15173, HD 20290, Gaia DR3 5166718118034769664. In the SkyKeepsake Eridanus (Eri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5166718118034769664
- HIP
- 15173
- HD
- 20290
- gaia_dr3
- 5166718118034769664
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.28