How to see it
HIP 17950 has a visual magnitude of about 6.40: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17950: right ascension 3h 50m 16s, declination −1° 31′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 17950. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17950, HD 24098, Gaia DR3 3250458054506860544. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3250458054506860544
- HIP
- 17950
- HD
- 24098
- gaia_dr3
- 3250458054506860544
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3250458054506860544
- HD 24098
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.40