How to see it
HIP 17862 has a visual magnitude of about 6.60: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17862: right ascension 3h 49m 22s, declination +24° 22′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 17862. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17862, HD 23873, Gaia DR3 66745617143891968. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 66745617143891968
- HIP
- 17862
- HD
- 23873
- gaia_dr3
- 66745617143891968
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 66745617143891968
- HD 23873
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.60