How to see it
HIP 17170 has a visual magnitude of about 6.52: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17170: right ascension 3h 40m 40s, declination −19° 28′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Eridanus constellation (IAU figure Eri).
Catalog context
HIP 17170. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17170, HD 22983, Gaia DR3 5101121185605324160. In the SkyKeepsake Eridanus (Eri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5101121185605324160
- HIP
- 17170
- HD
- 22983
- gaia_dr3
- 5101121185605324160
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.52