How to see it
HIP 17704 has a visual magnitude of about 6.82: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 17704: right ascension 3h 47m 29s, declination +24° 17′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 17704. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 17704, HD 23642, Gaia DR3 66729880383767168. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 66729880383767168
- HIP
- 17704
- HD
- 23642
- gaia_dr3
- 66729880383767168
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 66729880383767168
- HD 23642
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.82