How to see it
HIP 17988 has a visual magnitude of about 6.54: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17988: right ascension 3h 50m 42s, declination +1° 33′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 17988. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17988, HD 24133, Gaia DR3 3270203565354460032. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3270203565354460032
- HIP
- 17988
- HD
- 24133
- gaia_dr3
- 3270203565354460032
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.54