How to see it
HIP 17969 has a visual magnitude of about 6.58: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17969: right ascension 3h 50m 30s, declination +34° 3′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 17969. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17969, HD 23962, Gaia DR3 217295044183494400. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 217295044183494400
- HIP
- 17969
- HD
- 23962
- gaia_dr3
- 217295044183494400
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 217295044183494400
- HD 23962
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.58